Velázquez and the Making of Queen Mariana de Austria

• Autores: Peter Cherry
• Localización: Libros de la Corte, ISSN-e 1989-6425, Nº. 28, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Representar la reginalidad en la Europa del S. XVII: imágenes, discursos, identidades), págs. 430-466
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Velázquez y la fabricación de la reina Mariana de Austria
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    This essay looks at the portraiture of the royal painter Diego Velázquez in the last decade of his career, paying particularly attention to his portraits of queen Mariana de Austria. It considers the circumstances of the making and the functions of these portraits, based on known documentation. Furthermore, through comparative close analysis of the works themselves it explores the pictorial strategies involved in the creation of the royal image and the role of workshop reproduction in the dissemination of this.

    Este ensayo examina la retratística del pintor real Diego Velázquez en la última década de su carrera, prestando especial atención a sus retratos de la reina Mariana de Austria. Se examinan las circunstancias de la realización y las funciones de estos retratos, a partir de la documentación conocida. Además, a través del análisis comparativo de las propias obras, explora las estrategias pictóricas implicadas en la creación de la imagen real y el papel de las reproducciones de taller en la difusión de la misma.

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    This essay looks at the portraiture of the royal painter Diego Velázquez in the last decade of his career, paying particularly attention to his portraits of queen Mariana de Austria. It considers the circumstances of the making and the functions of these portraits, based on known documentation. Furthermore, through comparative close analysis of the works themselves it explores the pictorial strategies involved in the creation of the royal image and the role of workshop reproduction in the dissemination of this.