Prince Balthasar Charles With a Dwarf
Diego Velázquez · 1631
Why it's great
A small prince in a rich red suit stands next to a court dwarf who is holding an apple and a rattle. Diego Velázquez painted it in 1631, and the prince was the heir to the Spanish throne, but he died at 16.
Where to see it
📍 Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, United States
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Diego Velázquez was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1599. He moved to Madrid as a young man and became the court painter to King Philip IV, painting portraits such as Las Meninas that are among the greatest in the world. He died in Madrid in 1660.
