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VEALSQUEZ (1599-1660) PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IV OF SPAIN (Known as the "Parma Velasquez") Canvas, 38 3/4 inches by 52 1/2 inches
PHILIP IV. was born in 1605, and inherited the throne of Spain when he was only 16 years old. His reign was marked by no noteworthy achievement, and his only claim to the gratitude of posterity is his patronage of Velasquez, Lope de Vega and Calderon. He has, inde