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VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y: Lady with a Fan

🖼 Lady with a Fan, c. 1640
Oil on canvas
95 × 70 cm
London, United Kingdom

Soft light models a woman's contemplative face as she holds a fan, rendered with Velázquez's masterful restraint and psychological depth. This intimate portrait exemplifies Spanish Golden Age portraiture, capturing aristocratic elegance through subtle gesture rather than ostentation.

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