Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Pink Dress
| Portrait of the Infanta Margaret Theresa | |
|---|---|
Juan Bautista del Mazo | |
| Year | 1660 |
| Type | Baroque |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 212 cm × 147 cm (83 in × 58 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Pink Dress is a 1660 oil on canvas portrait of
It was generally considered to be the last work in his oeuvre, with the dress by Velázquez himself and the head (left unfinished on Velázquez's death) and the bottom of the curtains completed by his pupil
Its subject was the royal most frequently portrayed by Velázquez, also appearing in his Las Meninas and Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress. In the final years of his life he spent long periods producing portraits of her to send to the Austrian court for political reasons and in response to certain matrimonial arrangements made between the two courts. Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress is still in Vienna as are two 1652-53 portraits of her aged one or two in a silver and pink dress. A replica of the latter of the two, with variations, is in the Liria Palace in Madrid, though this is attributed to another painter.
Until the 19th century the painting was misidentified as a portrait of Infanta
See also
Notes
- ISBN 978-84-674-3810-9, pág. 43
References
- Museo del Prado. Pintura española de los siglos XVI y XVII. Enrique Lafuente Ferrari. Aguilar S.A. 1964