Spanish paintings in the Royal Collection
Highlights of Spanish paintings in the Royal Collection
Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catharina, Daughters of Philip II, King of Spain
c. 1569-70RCIN 404331
Coello was a prominent portraitist of the late sixteenth century. This double-portrait of the daughters of Phillip II of Spain was painted when the Infantas unexpectedly became heirs to the Spanish Empire following the sudden deaths of their half-brother and mother.