Equestrian portrait of Duke de Olivares

Equestrian portrait of Duke de Olivares

Infobox Painting|

title=Equestrian portrait of Count Duke de Olivares
artist=Diego Velázquez
year=1634
type=Oil on canvas
height=313
width=239
museum=Museo del Prado
city=Madrid

The "Equestrian portrait of Count-Duke de Olivares" is a painting by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez, finished in 1634. It is housed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.

The subject of the picture is Gaspar Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Prime Minister of Spain during the reign of Philip IV. He is portrayed riding a horse, an honour generally reserved for monarchs at the time. He wears a plumed headgear and a gilt cuirass, and holds a command baton. The composition refers to Olivares' military leadership in the service of King Philip. [López-Rey, page 165.]

ee also

*Portrait of Duke de Olivares

Notes

References

*cite book|first=Eileen|last=Romano|title=Art Classics: Velázquez|year=2006|id=ISBN 0-8478-2812-3
*López-Rey, José, "Velázquez: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume II", Taschen, 1999. ISBN 3-8228-6533-8


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