Diego Rodriquez de Silva y Velázquez / Philip IV of Spain / 1644Diego Rodriquez de Silva y Velázquez
Philip IV of Spain
1644

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Creator Name: Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y
Creator Nationality: European; Iberian; Spanish
Creator Dates/Places: 1599-1600
Creator Name-CRT: Diego Rodriquez de Silva y Velázquez
Title: Philip IV of Spain
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Creation Start Date: 1644
Creation End Date: 1644
Creation Date: 1644
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas (lined)
Dimensions: 51 1/8 x 39 1/8 in. (129.8 x 99.4 cm.)
AMICA Contributor: The Frick Collection
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 11.1.123
Credit Line: Purchased
Rights: http://www.frick.org
Context: Philip IV (1605 65), who succeeded to the throne in 1621, was a weak ruler but a lavish patron of the arts and letters. He promoted the Spanish theater, built the Palacio del Buen-Retiro, enlarged the royal collections, and was Velázquez most ardent supporter. In 1644 Velázquez accompanied the King on a campaign to Catalonia, where the Spanish army led a successful siege of Lérida against the French. In the town of Fraga, the King's headquarters, in a dilapidated, makeshift studio, Philip posed for thisportrait dressed in the silver-and-rose costume he wore during the campaign. Although Velázquez painted numerous portraits of Philip IV, this is the only one dating from the 1640s.
Related Document Description: New York, The Frick Collection. An Illustrated Catalogue. Vol.2, Paintings. [cat.]. 1968, pp.320-322, p.321 (reproduced). J. López-Rey, Velázquez: Painter of Painters, Cologne, 1996, p.242 (100), p.243 (reproduced in color).
AMICA ID: TFC_.Velazquez.11-1-123
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Frick Collection, New York, 1999

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