The article studies the representation of Spanish Kings in the mid-16th century, in sculpture and painting. The image of the mon-arch in that time has a specific character related to the antique allusions. This analysis demon-strates some specific features of the Spanish Renaissance culture with its pragmatic attitude to the antique tradition. The methodology of research is based on the iconographic, stylistic and compositional analysis of the monuments alongside with the study of the cultural material of this period. The research defines the place of the monuments in the evolutional context of the antique tradition in its heroic aspect in the Spanish renaissance art that will get its zenith in the mid-16th century.