Retrato de doña Mariana de Austria, reina de España
Retrato de doña Mariana de Austria, reina de España
Mariana of Austria, daughter of the Emperor Ferdinand III and Mary of Hungary, was born in Vienna in 1634. Intended as the wife of her cousin, Prince Baltasar Carlos, who died in 1646, she then married his uncle Philip IV of Spain. The issue of this marriage was the Infanta Margarita, Prince Felipe Próspero and Prince Charles, the future Charles II. Second wife of Philip IV, on his death in 1664 Mariana became Regent until 1675. She died on 16 May 1696.
Dressed in silks and gauzes and with beautiful jewels and a heavy wig, the Queen is depicted with a few, striking colours, applied with a loose brushstroke that suggests the hair ornaments and the embroidery on the dress rather than clearly defining them.
Among the portraits of Mariana of Austria by Velázquez to have survived is the full-length one in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, of which there is a version in the Musée du Louvre, Paris.
High resolution pigment ink on cotton paper
26 x 22 in
Same size as original
Next unit for sale No. 3
Open edition. Produced on demand
Certificate of authenticity included
22.0 in
26.0 un
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
Diego Velázquez was born in Seville and trained with Francisco Pacheco before setting up as an independent master with his own studio. His early works primarily consist of still lifes and religious compositions. He later moved to Madrid, where he was appointed painter to the king and settled permanently at court.
Thyssen
The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum is a Madrid art gallery exhibiting the works of old and modern masters. It owes its existence to the lease agreement (1988) and the subsequent acquisition by the Spanish Government (1993), of the most valuable core of the private collection built over seven decades by the Thyssen-Bornemisza family.
