Thursday, February 13, 2014

Velasquez

 I've always liked Velasquez and his series of portraits of Margarita Theresa, the daughter of Philip IV of Spain.  This one was done when she was about four: 
 
As I was browsing through an art book recently, I realized she reminded me of someone....
Maybe it's just the hair.  Or the name and the hair.  :)
Too bad my photography isn't as good as his painting!

2 comments:

  1. That is pretty incredible!!! Such a likeness!

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  2. Yes, they do look a lot the same! I like the painting, she's beautiful. Of course, the photograph is, too :).

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