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Portrait of Mariana of Austria (1652 or 1653) is an oil-on-canvas painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. Its subject, Dona Mariana (known as Maria Anna), was the daughter of Emperor Ferdinand III and Maria Anna of Spain. She was nineteen years old when the painting was completed. Although vivacious and fun-loving in life, she is given an unhappy expression in Velázquez's portrait. The portrait is bathed in harmonious shades of black and red, and her face is heavily made up. Her right hand rests on the back of a chair, and she holds a lace handkerchief in her left hand. Her bodice is decorated with jewellery, including a gold necklace, bracelets and a large gold brooch. A clock rests on scarlet drapery behind her, signifying her status. Three full-length versions of the portrait survive, as well as half-length variants. The version in the Museo del Prado is known to be the original. Its date is based on a matching description of a canvas sent to Ferdinand in Vienna in December 1651. (Full article...)
This one could use a blurb ... - Dank (push to talk) 19:36, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
- Now at 1020 words. Ceoil (talk) 18:59, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
- Thx Ceoil. - Dank (push to talk) 20:30, 28 June 2020 (UTC)