Velázquez's Philip IV Equestrian Portrait Conserved

October 10 2025

Video: El Debate

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The Prado in Madrid have unveiled Velázquez's freshly conserved Equestrian Portrait of Philip IV. After the four-month conservation project, the museum now believe that the artist undertook all of the painting himself with minimal workshop assistance.

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