Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola

• Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola (1569-1630)
• Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola

Portret van Ambrogio Spinola (1569-1630). Opperbevelhebber der Spaanse troepen in de Zuidelijke Nederlanden

SK-A-3953

signature, date and inscription, centre left: ‘Effigie MARCH AMBR. / SPINOLÆ, Ætatis.39 / Pitore Michiel Mierevelde 1609’

Between 1601 and 1627 Ambrogio Spinola is by far the most important general of the Spanish army. During the Siege of Ostend, which lasts from 1601 to 1604, Spinola provides not only his services, but also his money for this cause. These additional means are most welcome, for now he can pay his troops should the funds from Spain be delayed. Under his command the Spanish army recaptures Oldenzaal and Groenlo, and in 1625 even the most important fortified city, Breda.

Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

painter: Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (signed by artist)

1609

olieverf op doek

height 119 cm x width 87.5 cm

purchase 1959

Public domain

...; sale, The Earl of Ancaster et al. [section W.D. Clark], London (Sotheby´s), 26 November 1958, no. 30, to the dealer D.A. Hoogendijk, Amsterdam; from whom, fl. 6,500, to the museum, 1959

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

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