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Catherine Michaela of Spain (Spanish: Catalina Micaela de Austria; 10 October 1567 – 6 November 1597) was Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. She ruled the duchy several times as regent in Charles Emmanuel's absence, notably during his campaign in 1594.
This is the Infanta (a term that refers to the daughter of the king) Catalina Micaela, accompanied by her favorite animal companion, a long-tailed marmoset from Brazil. This painting is not only an example of a beautifully painted sixteenth-century portrait of a member of the Spanish royal court, but it is also a painting by a member of the ...
Catalina Micaela. Ca. 1575. Oil on canvas. Room 055. Philip II’s two daughters Isabel Clara Eugenia (1566-1633) and Catalina Micaela (1567-1597), were repeatedly portrayed from the time they were very small by Alonso Sánchez Coello, one of the king’s court painters.
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Dec 6, 2023 · Catalina Micaela was one of Isabel’s daughters, and Sofonisba was close with Isabel and her two daughters. Sofonisba painted this portrait of the Infanta around 1573 when the young girl was around six. By this point, her mother Isabel had died and Sofonisba had become a caretaker to the girl and her sister, the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia.
May 25, 2016 · History. Abstract. Catalina Micaela (1567-1597), younger daughter of Philip II of Spain, married Carlo Emanuele I, Duke of Savoy, in 1585 and moved to Turin. Philip II sent her with strict instructions on how to run her household.
- Magdalena S. Sanchez
- 2016
Isabella Clara Eugenia of Austria was born in the Palace of Valsain, Segovia on 12 August 1566. She was the first surviving daughter of King Philip II of Spain and his third wife, Elisabeth of Valois. Infantas Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catalina Micaela, by Alonso Sánchez Coello or Jooris van der Straeten, 1570
Portrayed in more than half-length, Catalina Micaela (1567-1597) wears an entirely black dress with lace collar and cuffs, inner sleeves of golden white and white ribbons. A double string of pearls, a necklace, worked golden buttons and a belt are her rich jewelry.
