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Diego Velázquez, Philip IV of Spain, about 1656. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.
Philip IV (Spanish: Felipe Domingo Victor de la Cruz de Austria y Austria, Portuguese: Filipe; 8 April 1605 – 17 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: Rey Planeta), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640.
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 made painter to the king that August. The picture was commissioned by an important person at court, Don Garcáa Párez de Araciel, and is an autograph ...
- Childhood and Education
- Early Period
- Mature Period
- Late Period and Death
- The Legacy of Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez was the first of six children born to Juan Rodriguez and Jeronima Velazquez in Seville, Spain. He received fine training in religion, languages, and philosophy from his parents. His father recognized his son's early talent in drawing when his copybooks always turned into sketchbooks and arranged an apprenticeshi...
After being accepted into the Painter's Guild of St. Luke in 1617, at the age of 18, Velazquez set up his own studio and married Pacheco's daughter, Juana. By the early 1620s, Velazquez had established his position and reputation in Seville. He started a family and continued to paint historical scenes, portraits, mythological, and sacred subjects. ...
In 1627, King Philip announced a competition for the most accomplished Spanish painters. The subject of the paintings was deemed the historical expulsion of the Moors. Velázquez won but his painting was destroyed in 1734 by a palace fire. However, recorded descriptions of it explain a scene of Philip III pointing his baton at a crowd of people bein...
In 1649, Velázquez made a return visit to Rome where he painted his famous portrait of "Pope Innocent X" as well as a variety of other paintings. King Philip IV required Velázquez to return to Spain and accordingly, he did by way of Barcelona in 1651, taking with him many paintings and pieces of statuary. As Laura Cumming describes, "...the ten or ...
Until the 19thcentury, Velazquez's work was little known outside of Spain. In 1828, the Scottish artist, Sir David Wilkie, wrote from Madrid that he felt Velazquez was a new presence and power in art. He also sensed a relationship between Velazquez and the British school of portrait painters, especially Sir Henry Raeburn. He appreciated the modern ...
- Spanish
- August 6, 1660
- Seville, Spain
Title: Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain. 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) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913. Accession Number: 14.40.639.
The Portrait of Philip IV or Philip IV in Brown and Silver (and occasionally referred to as Philip IV of Spain in Brown and Silver) is a portrait of Philip IV of Spain painted by Diego Velázquez. It is sometimes known as Silver Philip and is now in the National Gallery in London.
Felipe IV. Etching on paper, 1878. Calcografía Nacional. Philip IV. Oil on canvas, 1626 - 1628. Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y. Felipe IV. Albumen on photographic paper, card, 1865 - 1867. Laurent y Minier, Juan. Felipe IV. Phototype on card, 1900 - 1905. Hauser y Menet. Felipe IV.
