  
  About the Artwork
  
  
  The son of Spanish King Philip III, Archduke Ferdinand appears in this portrait at the Battle of N&Atilde;&para;rdlingen, where he realized his greatest military victory in a battle that changed the course of the Thirty Years War.
The dazzling and energetic painting style compliments the heroics of the young prince. Equestrian paintings were a very popular form of portraiture for European rulers whose majesty and political power were emphasized by such a composition. Archduke Ferdinand was one of Rubens's most enthusiastic art patrons.
  
  
  Title
  Archduke Ferdinand, Cardinal-Infante of Spain, at the Battle of Nordlingen
  
  
  Artwork Date
  1635
  
  Artist
  Peter Paul Rubens
  
  
  
  Life Dates
  1577-1640
  
  
  
  
  Nationality
  
  
  
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  Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation.
  
  
  
  Flemish
  
  
  
  Culture
  
  
  
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  Medium
  Oil on oak-veneered Masonite panel
  
  
  Dimensions
  Unframed: 48 1/8 &Atilde;&#151; 36 5/8 inches (122.2 &Atilde;&#151; 93 cm)
  Framed: 59 3/4 &Atilde;&#151; 48 3/16 &Atilde;&#151; 5 5/8 inches (151.8 &Atilde;&#151; 122.4 &Atilde;&#151; 14.3 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Paintings
  
  
  Department
  European Painting
  
  
  Credit
  Founders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum&acirc;&#128;&#153;s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems&acirc;&#128;&#148;no longer assigned&acirc;&#128;&#148;that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  47.58
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
  
  
  
