The world of Portraits by Diego VelazquezGóngora, Olivares, Juan de Pareja and Innocent X occupy opposing positions in society; Velazquez adapts light, distance, costume and intensity of gaze to each person.
1599 - 1660Life of Diego Velazquez
1622Portrait of Luis de Gongora
1650Juan de Pareja and Innocent X in Rome
° 200Paintings and drawings by Velázquez - overall estimate
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1622 -1650 · poet, favorite, assistant and pope
Góngora, Olivares, Juan de Pareja and Innocent X occupy opposing positions in society; Velazquez adapts light, distance, costume and intensity of gaze to each person.
The portrait allows Velázquez to cross several worlds of power. Luis de Góngora, painted in Madrid in 1622, appears without literary attributes: skull, wrinkles and suspicious gaze are enough to make the poet exist. The Count-Duke d'Olivares, favorite of Philip IV, receives formats where body mass, chain, costume or horse translate political authority. Juan de Pareja, painted in Rome in 1650, was Velazquez's enslaved assistant; his loose cape and his gaze direct form one of the most autonomous portraits of the century, taken before its emancipation. Pope Innocent X finally confronts the painter with a foreign and feared authority. Reds of the mozette, armchair and curtain surround one face whose vigilant intelligence does not dissolve into function. The resemblance is never only physical: it organizes a precise relationship between the model and the person who looks at it. The selection "Portraits of Diego Velazquez " compares Portrait of Luis de Góngora y Argote and Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares. His reading favors the material.
Whether he's painting a poet without decoration or a pope surrounded by red, Velazquez looks for the exact distance a person begins to respond to.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
The portrait allows Velázquez to cross several worlds of power. Luis de Góngora, painted in Madrid in 1622, appears without literary attributes: skull, wrinkles and suspicious gaze are enough to make the poet exist. The Count-Duke d'Olivares, favorite of Philip IV, receives formats where body mass, chain, costume or horse translate political authority. Juan de Pareja, painted in Rome in 1650, was Velazquez's enslaved assistant; his loose cape and his gaze direct form one of the most autonomous portraits of the century, taken before its emancipation. Pope Innocent X finally confronts the painter with a foreign and feared authority. Reds of the mozette, armchair and curtain surround one face whose vigilant intelligence does not dissolve into function. The resemblance is never only physical: it organizes a precise relationship between the model and the person looking at it.
Enter the Madrid networks
Góngora then the court opened the world of official portraiture to young Sévillan. This milestone sheds light on the "Portraits of Diego Velázquez" collection by favoring the material.
Painting the king's favorite
Olivares uses portraiture to make visible his proximity to Philip IV.
Face Rome
Pareja and Innocent X demonstrate two opposing forms of personal authority.
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Bare background
In Góngora, nothing distracts from the skull, wrinkles and eyes. This trait guides a reading of "Portraits of Diego Velázquez" centered on the material.
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Chain or armor
Olivares builds his function through the signs of royal service.
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Cape of Pareja
The large collar and fabric give the bust a monumental fullness.
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Pontifical red
At Innocent X, several reds distinguish body, armchair and space.
Explore by universe
Meet four social statuses
Poet, favorite, enslaved assistant and pope connect literature, government, servitude, emancipation and Rome.
Poet01
Remove attribute
Góngora exists through its face rather than through a book or a pen.
For 1622. Reading of "Portraits of Diego Velázquez" through the material.Favorite02
Show Service
Olivares transforms royal proximity and ambition into an official presence.
For powerPareja03
Grant sovereignty of gaze
The model affirms a dignity which contradicts its condition at the time.
For 1650Pope04
Painting vigilance
Innocent X seems to evaluate the painter as much as he is observed.
For RomeGongora without literary emblem05
Portrait of Luis de Góngora y Argote
The face alone carries the intelligence, fatigue and reserve of the poet.
Landmark work of Portraits by Diego VelazquezOlivares depicts the proximity of the king06
Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares
Costume, mace and function signs transform the favorite into a government force.
Landmark work of Portraits by Diego Velazquez
Works to discover
Four portraits by Diego Velazquez
The active selection confronts Luis de Góngora, the Count-Duke of Olivares, Juan de Pareja and Pope Innocent X.
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Each reproduction is unique. Slight variations of touch and material testify to the painter's manual work.
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These works gain in vertical format and in a dark setting. Innocent X accepts discreet patinated gold; Góngora and Pareja prefer black or walnut.
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