Infanta María Teresa
around 1652/53 | Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
María Teresa (1638–1683) was the daughter of Philip IV and his first wife Elisabeth of France. This portrait is one of the pictures sent to the courts of Vienna, Paris and Brussels in 1653 when possible matches were being considered for her. Eventually, in 1660, she was married to her cousin the French King Louis XIV. Preparing for the wedding celebrations was also a part of court painter Velázquez’s duties.
María Teresa (1638–1683) was the daughter of Philip IV and his first wife Elisabeth of France. This portrait is one of the pictures sent to the courts of Vienna, Paris and Brussels in 1653 when possible matches were being considered for her. Eventually, in 1660, she was married to her cousin the French King Louis XIV. Preparing for the wedding celebrations was also a part of court painter Velázquez’s duties.
Artist:
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599 Sevilla - 1660 Madrid) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Infantin Maria Teresa Tochter d. Philipp IV. von Habsburg Spanien (1638 - 1683) DNB
Time:
around 1652/53
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Spanish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
unten, wahrscheinlich auch oben beschnitten: botom, maybe top cut: 127 cm x 98,5 cm x 2,5 cm
Framed: 151 cm x 122 cm x 8,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 353
Provenance
1653 sent as a gift to the Viennese court; 1783 Vienna, Lower Belvedere; 1809-1815 Paris, Musée Napoléon; from 1816 Vienna, Upper Belvedere