Mary of Hungary. The Portrait of Maria Anna is a 1630 portrait of Maria Anna of Spain by Diego Velázquez.
It is now in the Prado. It was painted during his three-month stay in Naples on his return to Spain from Naples.
It was made prior to its subject's marriage to Ferdinand III of Austria to be taken to Spain as a reminder of her in her absence for her brother Philip IV of Spain. As in his previous portraits, Velázquez paints his subject against a dark background to make the figure stand out, whilst the green suit, grey ruff and hair are all realised in minute detail.
Velázquez, exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on this portrait.
It is now in the Prado. It was painted during his three-month stay in Naples on his return to Spain from Naples.
It was made prior to its subject's marriage to Ferdinand III of Austria to be taken to Spain as a reminder of her in her absence for her brother Philip IV of Spain. As in his previous portraits, Velázquez paints his subject against a dark background to make the figure stand out, whilst the green suit, grey ruff and hair are all realised in minute detail.
Velázquez, exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on this portrait.
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