Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
probably 1624
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
78 3/4 x 40 1/2 in. (200 x 102.9 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession Number
14.40.639
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
KingsPhilip IVMenPortraits
About the Artist
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) · 1599–1660
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, baptized on June 6, 1599, in Seville, Spain, emerged as one of the supreme masters of the Spanish Baroque. The eldest son of notary Juan Rodríguez de Silva and Jerónima Velázquez, he displayed prodigious talent early on. At around age 11 or 12, he apprenticed under Francisco Pacheco, the esteemed Sevillian painter, theorist, and writer whose studio functioned ...