Year 1634–1635 Period Baroque | Medium Oil on canvas Created 1635 Genre Portrait | |
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Dimensions 300 cm × 212 (before restoration 314) cm (120 in × 83 in) Similar Diego Velázquez artwork, Baroque artwork, Portraits | ||
The Equestrian Portrait of Philip III is a portrait of Philip III of Spain on horseback by Diego Velázquez. It was painted in 1634/35 as part of a series of paintings of reigning monarchs, their predecessors and the Princes of Asturias for the Salón de Reinos at the Palacio del Buen Retiro. It is now in the Prado Museum.
Purpose
The equestrian portrait of Philip III was painted for the decoration of the Hall of Realms of the Buen Retiro Palace, along with the equestrian portraits of Velázquez's wife, Queen Margaret, Philip IV, Isabella of France, and Prince Baltasar Carlos.
References
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