Sujet
King Sancho I of León, 1862. Creator: Eusebio Valldeperas.
Légende
King Sancho I of León, 1862. Imaginary portrait of Sancho I, nicknamed Sancho the Fat (c932-966) who was a king of León twice. He was succeeded in 958 by Ordoño IV and, on his death, by his son Ramiro. The Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain was a museum project planned in 1847 by José de Madrazo to adorn four of the new rooms at the Real Museo de Pinturas (Royal Museum of Paintings), then under his direction. At the height of the confrontation between the supporters of Isabella II and the Carlists, who denied the sovereign's right to occupy the throne because she was a woman, the queen assented to the creation and display of a portrait gallery that would represent all the preceding monarchs in chronological order. To fill the gaps of the medieval kings, of whom there were no images in the Royal Collections, portraits were commissioned from a number of young painters.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM26A38_292
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
43.7Mo (7.0Mo) / 26.1cm x 42.0cm / 3082 x 4960 (300dpi)