Mariana: Velázquez’s Portrait of a Queen
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660), Queen Mariana of Austria, 1652–1653, oil on canvas, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, (P001191), ©Photographic Archive Museo Nacional del Prado
- DATE:
- TIME:
- 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- SPEAKER:
- Museum Educator
Enjoy a tour of Diego Velázquez’s magnificent portrait Queen Mariana of Austria, on loan from the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid. View Velázquez’s work in proximity to those by other 17th-century Spanish painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán and Jusepe de Ribera, as well as artists whose works were collected by the Habsburg court, including Nicolas Poussin and Peter Paul Rubens.
EVENT DETAILS
- Fee:
- Free with museum admission.
- Details:
- Space is limited to 20 participants. Sign up is required and is taken at the Information Desk when the museum opens on a first come, first served basis.
- Location:
- Meets in Entrance Gallery