Diego Velázquez · 1650

Portrait of Pope Innocent X

Name: Portrait of Pope Innocent X by Diego Velázquez
Brand: Chromora
SKU: pope-innocent-x
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Velázquez's pitiless papal portrait — Innocent X in scarlet, lace, and gold, eyes burning with shrewd intelligence. The Pope himself called it "too truthful." The painting that haunted Francis Bacon for a lifetime.

Up to 19 × 24 in · portrait

Size

Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.

Format & finish

Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.

Scale next to a 5'10" person

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About this painting

The story of Portrait of Pope Innocent X

Portrait of Innocent X is a c. 1650 oil on canvas painting by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez, depicting Pope Innocent X, head of the Catholic Church from 1644 to 1655. Many artists and art critics consider it the finest portrait ever created. It is housed in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj in Rome. A smaller version is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and a study is on display at Apsley House in London.

Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

About the artist

Diego Velázquez

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish Baroque painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He is generally considered one of the greatest artists in the history of Western art.

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Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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