Maria Theresa of Spain (1638-1683)

[CyrilVladisla]

Maria Theresa of Spain was an Infanta of the Spanish Empire. She belonged to the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg.
She was born September 10, 1638. Her father was King Philip IV of Spain. Her mother was Elisabeth of France.
The negotiations between Spain and France resulted in the Treaty of the Pyrenees. The treaty included an arrangement for marriage between Maria Theresa and King Louis XIV of France.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Were Louis XIV and Maria Theresa a happy couple?

 

[Blog Real]

Marie-Thérèse's burial site at the Basilica of St Denis, where most of France's monarchs are buried.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...tria_at_the_Royal_Basilica_of_Saint_Denis.jpg

 

[An Ard Ri]

Marie-Thérèse's burial site at the Basilica of St Denis, where most of France's monarchs are buried.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...tria_at_the_Royal_Basilica_of_Saint_Denis.jpg

Its just a memorial her burial was desecrated in October 1793 when the royal vaults were broken open all remains dumped in a mass grave outside the former abbey church.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Queen Maria Theresa wears a dress of blue velvet decorated with fleurs de lys.
http://www.maryevans.com/history/Maria-Theresa-of-Spain-12489534

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Queen Marie Therese with the Grand Dauphin

Maria Theresa of Austria with the Grand Dauphin by Pierre Mignard. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain Stock Photo - Alamy

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[An Ard Ri]

Queen Maria Theresa wears a dress of blue velvet decorated with fleurs de lys.
Mary Evans Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of King Louis ... 12489534

Maria Theresa is wearing the Coronation Robes of a Queen of France ,however the queen was not crowned and this tradition was discontinued after that of Marie de' Medici in 1610.

 

[Blog Real]

Queen Marie Thérèse and her son the Dauphin of France, dated c. 1663.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Queen Marie Therese's control over her son the Grand Dauphin's life was limited by King Louis XIV after the Dauphin reached a certain age.
Louis XIV did not consult Marie Therese when choosing a princess for young Louis to marry.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Queen Marie Therese's control over her son the Grand Dauphin's life was limited by King Louis XIV after the Dauphin reached a certain age.
Louis XIV did not consult Marie Therese when choosing a princess for young Louis to marry.

The queen had no real political role and played second fiddle to the powerful queen mother at the French Court.
Her relationship with the king was not at all good and he distrusted her but he did lament her passing .
The queen's last words were "Since I have been Queen, I have had only one happy day".

 

[Toledo]

Queen Marie Thérèse and her son the Dauphin of France, dated c. 1663.

The detail on that costume party dress is amazing. I assume the painter had access to the dress for a long time to get every detail on it reproduced correctly.

 

[An Ard Ri]

The detail on that costume party dress is amazing. I assume the painter had access to the dress for a long time to get every detail on it reproduced correctly.

The artist is French Court Painter Charles Beaubrun and the queen and Dauphin are wearing Polish dress.
He had also painted Louis XIV and his mother queen Anne.

 

[Toledo]

The artist is French Court Painter Charles Beaubrun and the queen and Dauphin are wearing Polish dress.
He had also painted Louis XIV and his mother queen Anne.

I'm checking your link and did you notice something interesting right away when you see his paintings near each other? The royal paintings have the subject always moving from right to left and faces in a 3 quarter pose but eyes looking directly at you. Now I'm going to end up going down the rabbit hole and find why this technique was the standard.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

What art/painting school did Charles Beaubrun attend?

 

[An Ard Ri]

What art/painting school did Charles Beaubrun attend?

He studied under his uncle Louis according the article link along with his brother and cousin.