THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE: FEBRAURY 1999

LONDON, FEBRUARY 1999. Madrid and elsewhere. Philip II. One of the revelations of the exhibition was the display for the first time of four segments of the full-scale cartoon by Dirck Crabeth (completed 1557-59). The window was commissioned by Philip and his wife Mary Tudor who are represented kneeling in prayer as part of a Last Supper scene. This is the most impressive representation of Philip as King of England, commissioned at a time when there were signs of a profound religious crisis in the Low Countries.