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  1. "Our display contextualizes Velázquez's extraordinary career by presenting him in the company of artists that he knew and admired, while highlighting the role that Mariana herself played in her own visual representation."

    Sumptuous Velázquez Portrait Makes Rare Appearance in US: 'Queen Mariana of Austria'

    news.artnet.com/art-world/dieg via Artnet
    Image: Museo Nacional del Prado/Artnet
    #DiegoVelázquez #DiegoVelazquez #Art #Baroque #Painting #NortonSimonMuseum #Prado #Spain

  2. 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

    ✧ Rokeby Venus ✧

    The Rokeby Venus is a painting by Diego Velázquez which was completed between 1647 and 1651. It depicts the Roman goddess Venus in a sensual pose, lying on a bed and looking into a mirror held by her son Cupid. The painting is the only surviving female nude by Velázquez. Since 1906 it has been in the National Gallery in Lond...

    #RokebyVenus #DiegoVelázquez #Venus #Velázquez #NationalGallery #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rokeby_V