Lot Essay
Mayer was the first to propose that this picture was possibly connected with a lost original by Velázquez, although he does not exclude that it could also be related to a lost Mazo (loc. cit.).
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Portrait of the Infante Baltasar Carlos, son of Philip IV and Isabella of Bourbon, full-length, in armour with a red sash
Details
Circle of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez (Seville 1599-1660 Madrid)
Portrait of the Infante Baltasar Carlos, son of Philip IV and Isabella of Bourbon, full-length, in armour with a red sash
oil on canvas
67 x 47½ in. (170 x 120 cm.)
Portrait of the Infante Baltasar Carlos, son of Philip IV and Isabella of Bourbon, full-length, in armour with a red sash
oil on canvas
67 x 47½ in. (170 x 120 cm.)
Provenance
By descent to Maria Ronchi, Bologna, by whom presented to the mother of the present owners in 1930.
Literature
A.L. Mayer, Velazquez. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Pictures and Drawings, London, 1936, p. 68, no. 286, pl. 109.
J. López-Rey, Velázquez. A Catalogue Raisonné of his Oeuvre, London, 1963, p. 230, no. 317, illustrated, as 'workshop of Velázquez on the basis of photographs'.
P.M. Barbi, L'opera completa di Velázquez, Milan, 1969, p. 100, no. 83D, illustrated.
J. López-Rey, Velázquez. A Catalogue Raisonné of his Oeuvre, London, 1963, p. 230, no. 317, illustrated, as 'workshop of Velázquez on the basis of photographs'.
P.M. Barbi, L'opera completa di Velázquez, Milan, 1969, p. 100, no. 83D, illustrated.
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