# Portrait of Diego de Villamayor [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [PANTOJA DE LA CRUZ, Juan]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 89 x 71 cm ## Commentary Portrait of Diego de Villamayor 1605 Oil on canvas, 89 x 71 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg Pantoja de la Cruz was familiar with the work of Venetian painters, but he took from them only the impressive pose of the formal portrait and avoided the expression of feelings and emotions. The main element in this portrait of a prominent aristocrat is the armour, which allows us to judge the skill and style of Spanish armourers, who found inspiration in Moorish ornament. ## Related artworks - [Duke of Lerma]() - [King Philip III of Spain]() - [King Philip IV of Spain]() - [Philip II]() - [Portrait of a Lady of the Court of Philip III]() - [Portrait of a Woman]() - [Portrait of Prince Philip Emmanuel of Savoy]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()