María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall 13 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (34.3 x 40 cm); original painted surface 12 7/8 x 15 1/8 in. (32.7 x 38.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
Accession Number
49.7.43
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
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 ...