Lot 209
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A SPANISH POLYCHROME AND GILTWOOD RELIEF OF A NOBLEMAN, possibly Ferdinand V, enthroned, in rich robes and fur-lined cape, holding his glove in his right hand, and a sceptre (missing) in his left, the throne painted with foliate squares, the edge of his robes with simulated brocade band, a heavy gold chain with pendant cross at his breast (polychromy distressed; worming, left hand lacking fingers), first half of the 16th Century

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A SPANISH POLYCHROME AND GILTWOOD RELIEF OF A NOBLEMAN, possibly Ferdinand V, enthroned, in rich robes and fur-lined cape, holding his glove in his right hand, and a sceptre (missing) in his left, the throne painted with foliate squares, the edge of his robes with simulated brocade band, a heavy gold chain with pendant cross at his breast (polychromy distressed; worming, left hand lacking fingers), first half of the 16th Century
33 x 24in.(83.8 x61cm.)
Provenance
Reputedly The Duke of Leeds
William Randolph Hearst

Lot Essay

This relief is unusual for its secular subject, a richly dressed nobleman, whose features bear a striking resemblance to those of Ferdinand V, King of Sicily, Aragon, Castille and Leon (1452-1516), who ended the domination of Spain by the Moors. A portrait of him attributed to the Master of the legend of Mary Magdalen, is illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, La Toison d'Or, Bruges, Musée Communal des Beaux Arts, 1962, no. 43. A polychrome wood relief by Felipe Vigarny de Borgona of the surrender of Granada, shows Ferdinand and Isabella riding towards the gates of the city to receive the keys from Boabdil, and supports the possibility of the sitter in the present relief representing Ferdinand (cf. M. Gomez Moreno, The Golden Age of Spanish Sculpture, London, 1964, pl. 1, p. 37).

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