Portrait of Don Luis de Góngora

Portrait of Don Luis de Góngora is a 1622 painting in oils of the poet Luis de Góngora by Diego Velázquez. It is influenced by Caravaggio, especially in its chiaroscuro, and also applies lessons Velazquez had learned in Italy, such as the rich palette as used by Titian. It is now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The portrait was commissioned with the assistance of Velázquez's teacher, Francisco Pacheco.

Don Luis de Góngora
ArtistDiego Velázquez
Year1622
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions51 cm × 41 cm (20 in × 16 in)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

There are two other versions of this portrait of uncertain attribution. One is held by the Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid, and the other by the Prado.[1]

References

  1. "Accession no. P01223". Museo Nacional del Prado. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  • Velázquez , exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Portrait of Don Luis de Góngora (see index)
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