Charles V and Philip II, Antonio Arias Fernández, between 1639 and 1640

Charles v and philip ii. This joint representation of two different sovereigns is of a type rarely found in spanish portraiture. Its peculiar arrangement reflects the symbolism of the space for which it was commissioned: the golden hall at the alcázar in madrid. This was a large hall for the king´s public ceremonies and it also served as the antechamber to his bedroom, the so-called fury room. As part of the redecoration of both rooms in the 1630s and 1640s, a series of works was commissioned to depict the castilian monarchs up to the then reigning philip iv. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: between 1639 and 1640. Dimensions: height: 160.5 cm (63.1 in); width: 214.5 cm (84.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Carlos V y Felipe II (por Antonio Arias Fernández) - Museo del Prado