232 Diego de Velázquez, The Court Jester Barbarroja, D

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Description: The Buffoon Barbarroja, Cristóbal de Castañeda y Pernia

TitleThe Buffoon Barbarroja, Cristóbal de Castañeda y Pernia

Creator nameVelázquez, Diego

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1633

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions78 3/4 x 47 7/8 in. (200 x 121.5 cm)

LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid

https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-buffoon-barbarroja-don-cristobal-de-castaeda/aee743bc-d140-4f65-b486-a39db4ba2f1b

Accession numberP01199

SubjectsFools and jesters in artPortrait painting, SpanishFull-length portraits

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PublisherYale University Press

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Technical examination of the paint layer can confirm a work’s age or authenticity and add to knowledge of the painting’s execution and the artist’s intended effects. Examination can address either the materials or the ways they were handled—the techniques. Study of paint materials offers information that is specific but of limited interpretive use to the art historian. Pigment identification can deny (but rarely confirm) a paintings age, or can identify areas of repaint. Precise identification …

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PublisherYale University Press

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