Velázquez, 1635 - Don Gaspar de Guzman (1587-1645), Count-Duke of Olivares - fine art print

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The Count-Duke of Olivares was Philip IV’s powerful prime minister between 1621 and 1643. This picture is either a preliminary model or a reduced variant of a large equestrian portrait of the count-duke (Prado, Madrid), painted perhaps in celebration of a victory over the French at the border town of Fuenterrabía in 1638. In full armor and holding a baton, he is shown as a victorious commander. His horse holds a dressage position known as a levade.The Count-Duke of Olivares was Philip IV’s powerful prime minister between 1621 and 1643. Although of extremely fine quality and incorporating differences, this picture is probably a reduced variant of a life-size equestrian portrait of the count-duke in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. It may have been painted by his son-in-law, Juan Bautista del Mazo—possibly with Velazquez’s intervention. Olivares is shown in full armor and holding a baton, as a victorious commander. His horse holds a dressage position known as a levade. In the background smoke rises from the battlefield.

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In 1635 Velázquez created the 17th century artpiece. The original had the following size of 50 1/4 x 41 in (127,6 x 104,1 cm). Oil on canvas was used by the painter as the technique for the piece of art. Nowadays, the artwork can be viewed in in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital art collection, which is located in New York City, New York, United States of America. We are happy to mention that this masterpiece, which belongs to the public domain is being provided with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Fletcher Fund, 1952. The creditline of the artwork is: Fletcher Fund, 1952. Besides this, the alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait and has a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

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