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  1. Portrait of Sebastián de Morra - Wikipedia

    • The Portrait of Sebastián de Morra is a painting by Diego Velázquez of Sebastián de Morra, a court dwarf and jester at the court of Philip IV of Spain. It was painted around 1644 and is now in the Prado in Madrid. Not much is documented about De Morra's life, other than the fact that he was brought to Spain by Philip IV in 1643 and served the court for six years before his death i…

    Subject

    Sebastián de Morra was acquired by King Philip IV in 1643 from his younger brother Cardinal Infante Fernando. He was then … See more

    Artist

    Diego Velázquez was born on 1599 in Seville, Spain where he carried out his painting career until he eventually moved to Madrid at age 24. Diego Velázquez's naturalistic style was one of Spain's first introductio… See more

    Yearc. 1644
    MediumOil on canvas
    Dimensions106.5 cm × 81.5 cm (41.9 in × 32.1 in)
    Visual analysis

    Famous for capturing great detail in his realistic style paintings, Velázquez demonstrates these qualities in his portrait of Sebastián de Morra. By painting Morra from a straight-on view, Velázquez managed t… See more

    Identification controversy

    There has been some arguments made that the Portrait of Sebastián de Morra is actually that of another dwarf known as "El Primo." A bill from the Archivo de Palacio states that a dwarf painted at Fraga is actually na… See more

    External links

    Velázquez , exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on this portrait (see index)
    1. ^ Adelson, Betty M. (2005). The lives of dwarfs : th… See more

     
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