Philip IV was in trouble. Spain’s far-flung empire, arguably the world’s most powerful, had seriously wobbled in the 1640s — and so had the king’s family life. When the bloody Thirty Years ...

57.8 x 42.9 cm. (22.8 x 16.9 in.) From whom acquired by Sir Francis Cook (1817-1901), 1st Baronet and 1st Viscount of Monserrate, 1892, Doughty House, Richmond (as Velázquez); Thence by descent to his ...

Pope Innocent X It was in Rome, on his second visit, that Velázquez painted one of his greatest portraits, of Pope Innocent X, who as we know, and as the likeness clearly suggests, was ...

95 x 69 cm. (37.4 x 27.2 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Self-portraits are closely tied to the existence of mirrors. Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from ...