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The title of this painting originates from the idea that it portrays Diego Velázquez at the Spanish court, surrounded by royal personages and prominent humanists. The main figures in Velázquez’s Las Meninas (Prado Museum, Madrid) – including Velázquez himself and the young Spanish princess Margarita – were believed to be the central protagonists in this painting too. This theory has since been discounted. A more convincing interpretation identifies the main figure as the Count of Santisteban, with his daughter and members of his household. He had been ruler (viceroy) of Naples, and owned a ‘large sketch’ by Luca Giordano, the description of which matches this painting. Giordano has included a self portrait: he is the man wearing spectacles lower right.
Title
A Homage to Velázquez
Date
about 1692-1700
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 205.2 x W 182.2 cm
Accession number
NG1434
Acquisition method
Presented by Lord Savile, 1895
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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