Velázquez painted many portraits of Philip IV, King of Spain, throughout his reign. This is the last painted image of the King by the man who served as his court artist from 1623.

Artist: Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) (Spanish, Seville 1599–1660 Madrid) Date: probably 1624 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 78 3/4 x 40 1/2 in. (200 x 102.9 cm) …

Velázquez arrived in Madrid in 1623 and was soon named court painter to Philip IV. Formal portraits served as official images that circulated throughout Europe and the Americas; here, a …

The artwork, “King Philip IV of Spain,” was painted in 1632 by the prominent Baroque artist Diego Velazquez. This oil on canvas portrait measures 86 x 127.5 cm and is a quintessential …

Philip is remembered for his patronage of the arts, including such artists as Diego Velázquez, and his rule over Spain during the Thirty Years' War.

Philip IV, 1624 by Diego Velázquez Velázquez was paid for this noble portrait of King Philip IV of Spain on December 4, 1624. Velázquez had arrived in Madrid in the summer of 1623 and was …

Velázquez painted many portraits of Philip IV, King of Spain, throughout his reign. This is the last painted image of the King by the man who served as his court artist from 1623.

The Portrait of Philip IV in Fraga is a mid-length portrait of Philip IV of Spain by Velázquez. It was painted over the course of three sessions in June 1644 in Fraga, where Philip IV had moved …

The artwork titled “Philip IV, King of Spain” is a masterful oil painting on canvas by the renowned artist Diego Velazquez, executed around 1632 to 1633. It exemplifies the grandeur and …

This fall, the series continues with the installation of a similarly rare and significant painting: King Philip IV of Spain (1644) by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660), on loan from …