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Portrait of Innocent X

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Portrait of Innocent X is a circa 1650 oil on canvas painting by the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez, depicting Pope Innocent X, head of the Catholic Church from 1644 to 1655. Many artists and art critics consider it the finest portrait ever created; it is housed in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj in Rome, with a smaller version at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and a study at Apsley House in London.

Facts
Year Created
1650 1
Medium
Oil on canvas 1
Location
Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
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Created By

Painted by Diego Velazquez, 1650.

In Form

Painting, Art Forms

Portrait by Diego Velazquez, 1650.

In Movement

Baroque, Movements

Velazquez is a leading Baroque court painter.

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1. Portrait of Innocent X (Wikipedia)
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  • Opening paragraph
    Portrait of Innocent X is a c. 1650 oil on canvas painting by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez, depicting Pope Innocent X, head of the Catholic Church from 1644 to 1655.
  • Location section
    It is housed in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj in Rome.
  • Genre reference
    Portrait of Innocent X is a circa 1650 oil on canvas painting by the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez, depicting Pope Innocent X, head of the Catholic Church from 1644 to 1655.
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