Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
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Doria Pamphilj Gallery
Via del Corso, 305, Rome
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It is the most important piece of the collection and by far the masterpiece of 17th century portraiture. It depicts Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, pope from 1644 to 1655, with realism and without hiding the roughness of his features. Velázquez, painter of the Spanish court, probably painted it between the end of 1649 and January 1650 and the painting pleased Innocent X and his contemporaries, as evidenced by many ancient copies of the masterpiece, whose remarkable expressive power has impressed artists of all. times.
Title: Portrait of Innocent X
Author: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
Date: 1644 - 1655
Technique: Oil painting on canvas
Displayed in: Doria Pamphilj Gallery
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