A Homage to Velázquez

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The title of this painting originates from the idea that it portrays Diego Velázquez at the Spanish court, surrounded by royal personages and prominent humanists. The main figures in Velázquez’s Las Meninas (Prado Museum, Madrid) – including Velázquez himself and the young Spanish princess Margarita – were believed to be the central protagonists in this painting too. This theory has since been discounted. A more convincing interpretation identifies the main figure as the Count of Santisteban, with his daughter and members of his household. He had been ruler (viceroy) of Naples, and owned a ‘large sketch’ by Luca Giordano, the description of which matches this painting. Giordano has included a self portrait: he is the man wearing spectacles lower right.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

A Homage to Velázquez

Date

about 1692-1700

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 205.2 x W 182.2 cm

Accession number

NG1434

Acquisition method

Presented by Lord Savile, 1895

Work type

Painting

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