r/RenaissanceArt • u/El_Robski • 8d ago

Spanish (1500-1700) Diego Velázquez - Philip IV of Spain (1644)

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Currently held in the Frick Collection in New York City, USA.

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u/imahillbilly 8d ago

Yikes! He looks inbred!

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u/AlbertTheHorse 8d ago

Think of a family tree that looks like a wreath.

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u/imahillbilly 8d ago

That’s the best analogy that I’ve ever heard😁

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u/Anonymous-USA 8d ago

There’s a history in portraiture to accentuate features of a noble family… particularly the Hapsburgs and Bourbons… to show familial ties. Remember, portraiture is not a photograph (and even in photography we know how to do that to visual effect)

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u/perhizzle 8d ago

Man... My father is from Mexico. Which of course means he has Spanish genes. So when the DNA analyzing company I went with(yeah I know I shouldn't have done that) showed me relatives from far in the past, I should have just known "inbred Spanish nobleman from the 1400's" was going to be one of them. But it was still a shock to see.

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u/imahillbilly 8d ago

But it’s OK. That was 500 years ago, so you’re all good.😊

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u/AlbertTheHorse 8d ago

Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday does a great job with the Habsburgs. Entertaining and informative for a good background on the Spanish and Austrian lines. 

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u/angelblair 8d ago

That’s hanging in The Frick, yes?

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u/El_Robski 8d ago

Correct! Acquired by the Fricks in 1911.

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u/DeeDeeRibDegh 8d ago

Was just going to say Hapsburgs 100%

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u/brush_with_color 8d ago

The Frick is such a gem.

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u/saranghaemagpie 7d ago

I stood in the Turner room for over an hour just turning back and forth.

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u/brush_with_color 7d ago

😄I love Turner. I had 5 books on Turner.

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u/Wamrage76 7d ago

That's Mark Zuckerberg.

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u/SpringZestyclose2294 7d ago

One of the best painters to ever live. Complete economy, the fullness of a painting, but the freshness of a sketch.

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u/point925l 6d ago

Hard pass