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Alonso Cano Almansa (Spanish, 1601-1667) Head of John the Baptist on a plate, sustained by an eagle, n.d. Basilica of San Juan de Dios, Granada Cathedral

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Sofonisba Anguissola (Italian, c.1532-1625) Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, 1573 Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

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Giorgio Vasari (Italian, 1511-1574) Andrea del Sarto (Italian, 1486-1530) Holy Family, n.d. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London

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Sofonisba Anguissola (Italian, c. 1532-1625) Isabel de Valois (Queen consort of Spain) holding a Portrait of Philip II, Detail, c.1561-65 Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

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Juan van der Hamen y León (Spanish, 1596-1631) Still life with flowers and fruit, 1629 Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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Alonso Sánchez Coello (Spanish, 1531-1588) Don Juan de Austria armed (c.1547-1578), 1567 Convent of Las Descalzas Reales, Madrid Don Juan of Austria was a military leader in the service of his half-brother (King Philip II of Spain) and is best known for his role as the admiral of the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Lepanto and as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands.

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H. Letter (active late 16th c) The Battle of Lepanto, 7 October 1571 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich The Battle of Lepanto, fought on October 7, 1571, was a major naval battle between the Holy League (Spain, Venice, the Papacy, and other Catholic states) and the Ottoman Empire. The Holy League, led by Don Juan of Austria, decisively defeated the Ottoman fleet, marking a turning point in the struggle for control of the Mediterranean Sea. The battle took place in the Gulf of Patras, off the coast of western Greece. The battle was a major victory for the Christian forces, stemming the advance of the Ottomans into the Mediterranean and preventing a potential Ottoman invasion of Europe.

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Juan van der Hamen y León (Spanish, 1596-1631) Still life with fruit bowl, birds and a vista, 1621 Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial

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Jorge de la Rúa (Flemish, 1552-1577) or Alonso Sánchez Coello (Spanish, 1531-1588) Portrait of Don Juan of Austria, 1560s Pollok House, Glasgow Don Juan of Austria was a military leader in the service of his half-brother (King Philip II of Spain) and is best known for his role as the admiral of the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Lepanto and as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands.

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Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish, c.1515-1588) Miniature Portrait of Isavella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633), daughter of Philip II. of Spain and Elizabeth of Valois, n.d. Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Sebastiano del Piombo (Italian, 1485-1547) The Violinist, sometimes claimed to be a self-portrait, after 1518

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Michael Sittow (Netherlandish, c.1468-1525) Catherine of Aragon and Baby Henry as Madonna and Child, circa 1515-17 Gemäldegalerie, Bezirk Mitte von Berlin

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Antonis Mor (Netherlandish, 1519-1575) Wilhelm I. von Oranien-Nassau (1533-1584), 1555 Hessen Kassel Heritage William the Silent or William the Taciturn, more commonly known in the Netherlands as William of Orange, was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648.

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Federico Zuccari (Italian, c.1540/41-1609) Giorgio Vasari (Italian, 1511-1574) Angels Fighting Demons, ca.1564 Vatican City, Rome

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Matthias Stom (Dutch, c.1600-after 1651) Christ Crowned with Thorns, ca.1633-39 Norton Simon Museum

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Antonio Mohedano (Spanish, 1563-1626) Holy Family with Saint Joaquin and Saint Ana, n.d. Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla

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Alejo Vera y Estaca (Spanish, 1834-1923) El milagro de las rosas (episodio de la vida de San Francisco de Asís), 1889 Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid