Portrait of a court dwarf known as 'El Primo' after Velázquez 1778 Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish Velázquez’s painted portraits of court jesters convey profound insight to their personalities. In 1644 the entertainer known as El Primo accompanied King Philip IV to Aragon, where he sat for Velázquez. In his etching based on that work, Goya accentuates the intensity of the man’s gaze; the dark background created by a dense network of lines serves to project his figure toward the viewer. Here, El Primo appears altogether more assertive, even confrontational—subtle differences intent
Portrait of a court dwarf known as 'El Primo' after Velázquez 1778 Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish Velázquez’s painted portraits of court jesters convey profound insight to their personalities. In 1644 the entertainer known as El Primo accompanied King Philip IV to Aragon, where he sat for Velázquez. In his etching based on that work, Goya accentuates the intensity of the man’s gaze; the dark background created by a dense network of lines serves to project his figure toward the viewer. Here, El Primo appears altogether more assertive, even confrontational—subtle differences intentionally introduced by Goya that make his interpretation Portrait of a court dwarf known as 'El Primo' after Velázquez 333955
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