Portrait of Francisco de los Cobos y Molina, about 1530-1532. Additional Info: Francesco de los Cobos y Molina, the powerful secretary and chief financial advisor to Emperor Charles V, poses in front of a swath of drapery, looking warily out at the viewer. Previously unidentified, two clues have led to Francesco's identification as the portrait's subject: the red cross emblazoned on his doublet and the gem-encrusted jewel in the shape of a scallop shell. Both are emblems of the chivalric Order of Santiago, Saint James the Greater.

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Size: 3809px × 4960px
Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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