Portrait of princess joan of austria (1535-1573), who was the daughter of emperor charles i of spain and sister of king philip ii. She married prince john of portugal by proxy on 11 january 1552. This portrait is one of several versions of the same composition: all versions are believed to be from portraits produced by antonio moro van dashorst to commemorate the sitter's marriage. The belt buckles bear the habsburgs' favorite column emblem, perhaps alluding to charles v's motto and device, non plus ultra. John, as joan's cousin, was also a habsburg; the inclusion of this emblem, therefore, emphasized the family bond of the couple during the period of absence between their marriage in 1552 and juana's arrival in portugal in january 1554. Throughout this period portraits were exchanged. Shortly after joan's arrival in portugal, sixteen-year-old prince john died of a chronic illness. After giving birth to her son, sebastián (1554-1578), juan returned to spain. Here, until 1559, he reigned as regent in the absence of his brother, the english prince consort, philip ii (1527-1598), and in 1557 he founded the monastery of the descalzas reales of madrid. (a. R. , in spanish fashion in the golden age, 2015, p. 188). Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: Finales del siglo XVI o principios del siglo XVII. Dimensions: height: 208 cm (81.8 in); width: 126 cm (49.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Juana de Austria, por Juan Pantoja de la Cruz
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