Colonial School. New Spain. Mexico. 17th - 18th century "Portrait of Juana Cortez" Oil on canvas. 70 x 53 cm. With an imposing period carved and gilded wooden frame. On the back is an antique Italian wax seal, on which can be read: "Belle Arti Conc...vaz dei Monumenti". There is also an antique sticker handwritten in French, with the name of the subject of the portrait: "Dona Juana Cortez duchesse (incomplete but legible) dAlcana peint pour V....g peintre espagnol". In our opinion , the inscription "dAlcana" is a bad transcription of Duchess of Alcalá, the title she held. This is the portrait of Juana Cortés Ramírez de Arellano, 2nd Duchess of Alcalá (1538-1588), the youngest child of the Marquesses del Valle: Hernán Cortés (1485-1547) and Juana Ramírez de Arellano y Zúñiga (†1583). There is also a handwritten label with the name Vargas, possibly a former owner, and an inventory number 61145.