Portrait of Hofzwerges Francisco Lezcano, Child of Vallecas. Diego Velázquez
1643-1645, oil on canvas, 107.5 × 83.5 cm
Madrid, Museo del Prado
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Porträt des Hofzwerges Francisco Lezcano, Kind des Vallecas. Diego Velázquez
1643–1645, Öl auf Leinwand, 107,5 × 83,5 cm
Madrid, Museo del Prado
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Πορτρέτο του νάνου του δικαστηρίου Francisco Lezcano, παιδί των Vallecas. . Ντιέγο Βελάθκεθ
1643–1645, λάδι σε καμβά, 107,5 × 83,5 εκ
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Portrait of Francisco Lezcano or The "Niño de Vallecas" is the 1645 portrait by Diego Velázquez of Francisco Lezcano (died 1649), also known as Lezcanillo or el Vizcaíno, a jester at the court of Philip IV of Spain. It has been in the Prado since 1819.
Drawings after Velázquez, Francisco de Goya y Lucientes
The mountains round Madrid can be seen in the right background, whilst the subject holds cards in his hands. He is shown with his head slightly tilted and his right leg stuck out, in a pose possibly meant to imply his physical or psychological disability. The painting is part of a series of paintings of jesters at the court, and this one was possibly painted whilst the subject was accompanying the king on a hunt, since he is shown in hunting attire in the open air. It was produced for display in the Torre de la Parada (a hunting lodge on the outskirts of Madrid in the Sierra de Guadarrama near El Pardo).
On 28 July 1714 it was moved to the Palacio del Pardo, before appearing in 1772 at the home of infante Javier in the new Palacio Real in Madrid. In 1794 it was in the "Pieza de Trucos" of the same palace, at which time it gained its alternative name of "Niño de Vallecas".
Bibliography
Museo del Prado. Pintura española de los siglos XVI y XVII. Enrique Lafuente Ferrari. Aguilar S.A. 1964
External links
Velázquez , exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on this portrait (see index)
