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El infante Antonio Pascual de Borbón
El infante Antonio Pascual de Borbón is an oil painting by Vicente López Portaña. It dates from 1815 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
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Subject & Meaning
The painting portrays the young Infante Antonio Pascual of Bourbon, a member of the Spanish royal family, wearing the insignia of several chivalric orders.
The painting portrays the young Infante Antonio Pascual of Bourbon, a member of the Spanish royal family, wearing the insignia of several chivalric orders. His attire and the objects associated with him signal his status as a royal infant and his future role within the monarchy. The presence of the Golden Fleece, the Order of Isabella the Catholic, and the Order of Charles III functions as symbolic references to honor, loyalty, and dynastic continuity, emphasizing both his lineage and the expectations placed upon him as a royal heir.
Technique & Style
The portrait of El infante Antonio Pascual de Borbón is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for Vicente López Portaña's formal court portraiture of the period. The relatively modest dimensions of 70 cm in height by 59 cm in width indicate an intimate cabinet-format composition rather than a full-scale state portrait, suited to a closely observed depiction of the sitter.
Stylistically, the work belongs to López Portaña's mature Neoclassical manner, in which precise drawing, polished surface finish, and sober characterization are combined with carefully rendered attributes of rank. The infante is shown wearing the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Order of Isabella the Catholic, and the Order of Charles III, painted with the meticulous handling of textiles, embroidery, and metallic decoration typical of the artist's official commissions.
History & Provenance
El infante Antonio Pascual de Borbón was painted in 1815 by Vicente López Portaña. The oil-on-canvas portrait shows the infant wearing the insignia of the Golden Fleece, the Order of Isabella the Catholic, and the Order of Charles III. Since its creation the work has been part of the collection of the Museo del Prado, where it remains on display.
The work is held by the Museo del Prado, Madrid, where it is inventoried under accession number P004395.
It has been exhibited at the Museo del Prado in 2015 as part of the commemoration of the bicentenary of the artist’s birth, presented in the gallery dedicated to early-19th-century Spanish portraiture.
Overview
El infante Antonio Pascual de Borbón is an 1815 oil painting by Vicente López Portaña, depicting the Spanish infante in formal attire adorned with insignia of noble orders, now housed at the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
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Vicente López Portaña (Spanish:; 19 September 1772 – 22 July 1850) was a Spanish painter, considered one of the best portrait painters of his time.
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