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Philip Emmanuel (Felipe Manuel, 1586-1605) was the grandson of Philip II. The artist represents the prince as the heir to the throne in Savoya wearing an armor of Lombard origin and the necklace of the Order of the Annunciation, the highest order of the dukedom of Savoya.
This is one of the most significant and felicitous works by Pantoja, comparable only to the portrait of Philip III in Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum where he is depicted full length. The armour in both portraits is the same, as is the bearing, yet the three-quarter figure is more fortunate than the full-length one, in which the compass position of the legs is ungainly.
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