Infanta Margarita (1651–1673) in a pink Gown
Margarita was the first child of the marriage between King Philip IV and his second wife Mariana of Austria. Following the desire of her grandfather, Emperor Ferdinand III., for her portraits, the Spanish court sent her likenesses to Vienna at intervals of two to three years. The first one shows the princess in stately pose standing on a dais; a brilliantly depicted vase of flowers to her right might contain marguerites (in a play on the name of the sitter).
Margarita was the first child of the marriage between King Philip IV and his second wife Mariana of Austria. Following the desire of her grandfather, Emperor Ferdinand III., for her portraits, the Spanish court sent her likenesses to Vienna at intervals of two to three years. The first one shows the princess in stately pose standing on a dais; a brilliantly depicted vase of flowers to her right might contain marguerites (in a play on the name of the sitter).
Artist:
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599 Sevilla - 1660 Madrid) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Kaiserin Margarita Tochter des Philipp IV. von Habsburg Spanien (1651 - 1673) DNB
Time:
1654
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Spanish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 128 cm × 99,6 cm × 3,2 cm
Framed: 150,2 cm × 121,3 cm × 6,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 321
Provenance
since October 1654 documented as a gift of King Philip IV at the imperial court; at the latest since 1837 in the imperial gallery in Vienna