Court jester Juan of Austria by Diego Velasquez

Painting of the Spanish painter Diego Velasquez “Court jester Juan of Austria”. The size of the portrait is 209 x 123 cm, canvas, oil.

In a series of portraits of buffoons and dwarfs of the Spanish court, the artist Velazquez psychologically accurately, openly and unbiasedly reveals the characters of the comedians, their mental state, the world of experiences, which sometimes rises to sorrowful tragedy.

These portraits of the mature period of creativity of Diego Velasquez are to a large extent characterized by artistry and psychological completeness. One of these portraits is a portrait of the court jester King Philippe IV, nicknamed “Don Juan of Austria.”

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