“Portrait of Don Diego de Acedo” by Velázquez will be exhibited in The Hague.
1 October – 29 November 2015 Mauritshuis / Prince William V Gallery
The Mauritshuis presents in the Prince William V Gallery in The Hague a masterpiece of a painter whose work is not usually on display in The Netherlands.
After Caravaggio and Titian in the previous two years, the renowned Spanish painter, Diego Velázquez, will be featured this year with his painting, “Portrait of Don Diego de Acedo”, loan from the Prado Museum in Madrid. This masterpiece will be presented from 1 October through 29 November 2015.
As court painter to Spanish king Philip IV, Velázquez produced a great number of portraits. His series of portraits of little people and court jesters is extraordinary, and this portrait of Diego de Acedo is a beautiful example of this group of paintings.
More information can be found at the website of The Prince William V Gallery.
