Portrait of Francisco Lezcano
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Francisco Lezcano, el Niño de Vallecas | |
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Artist | Diego Velázquez |
Year | 1643–1645 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 106 cm × 83 cm (42 in × 33 in) |
Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
Portrait of Francisco Lezcano or The "Niño de Vallecas" is the 1645 portrait by
Prado
since 1819.
The mountains round Madrid can be seen in the right background, whilst the subject holds cards in his hands. The painting is part of a series of paintings of jesters at the court, and this one was possibly painted whilst the subject was accompanying the king on a hunt, since he is shown in hunting attire in the open air. It was produced for display in the Torre de la Parada (a hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid in the Sierra de Guadarrama near El Pardo).
On 28 July 1714 it was moved to the
Palacio del Pardo, before appearing in 1772 at the home of infante Javier in the new Palacio Real
in Madrid. In 1794 it was in the "Pieza de Trucos" of the same palace, at which time it gained its alternative name of Niño de Vallecas.
See also
Bibliography
- Museo del Prado. Pintura española de los siglos XVI y XVII. Enrique Lafuente Ferrari. Aguilar S.A. 1964
External links
- Velázquez , exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on this portrait (see index)