Portrait Of Don Pedro De Santacruz Pachs, Togores Y Biniqués – Spanish Nobility – Hasbourg

Oil on canvas depicting a 17th-century Spanish nobleman, probably Don Pedro de Santacruz, from the Pachs, Togores, and Biniqués lines, renowned families in the kingdoms of Aragon, Majorca, and Castile. His richly ornamented costume, ceremonial armor, and quadripartite coat of arms indicate his membership in a high military nobility that served in campaigns against the Ottomans or in the imperial administration.

In the upper left corner, there is a quadripartite coat of arms, probably related to the Austro-Hungarian or Transylvanian nobility, with:

Argent and gules bands (Hungary),

A red crescent (symbol of campaigns against the Ottomans or the Order of the Crescent),

A griffin or dragon (symbol of strength),

A series of gold crescents (victories or honorary titles).

This portrait evokes the court painting of the Habsburgs or the great military families of Central Europe, very popular between 1650 and 1700.

Gilded frame with rocaille plant decoration, in carved wood (later but beautifully crafted).

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