Inventario de Doña Juana de Austria, Princesa de Portugal 1535-1573
Perez De Tudela Gabaldon, AlmudenaSinopsi Inventario de Doña Juana de Austria, Princesa de Portugal 1535-1573
Princess Joanna of Austria was one of the most relevant private collectors and patronesses in the second half of the Spanish sixteenth century. Yet, her figure has been eclipsed by her brother, King Philip II. Upon moving to the Madrid court, she will occupy palace rooms adjacent to those of the Queen?s and the Infantas,? for whom she will set an example. During several celebrations she would stay in her chambers at the Descalzas Reales Convent, which she founded herself. The study of her figure requires considering the inventory of goods drafted upon her death in 1573, an inventory which is now systematically published for the first time. This document is also put into context by means of others, also of great relevance, such as the maternal inheritance, the 1553 dowry, or her limited auction, among others. This corpus of documents sets the point of departure in order to reconstruct her collection, practically lost.