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VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y: Infanta María Teresa

🖼 Infanta María Teresa, 1651-52
Oil on canvas
34.3 × 40 cm
New York, United States

Rich crimson silk and delicate lace dominate this portrait of a young royal, rendered with Velázquez's masterful handling of light and texture. The painting demonstrates his unparalleled ability to capture aristocratic presence while revealing the subject's vulnerable humanity beneath formal protocol.

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