Fine Art

Self-Portrait — History & Facts

A man with flowing hair and a pointed mustache turns slightly to his left, meeting the viewer’s gaze with a composed, almost amused expression. His head is set against a softly shaded background, while his broad collar and buttoned doublet are sketched with swift, confident lines. This is Self-Portrait by Diego Velázquez, created in the 1640s.

More Artworks by Diego Velázquez

A young girl in a pale dress stands center surrounded by figures including two women, a dwarf, a dog, and a man with a brush beside a large canvas.

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez

A pale, half-naked Bacchus crowned with vine leaves crowns a kneeling man in yellow, surrounded by five peasant men holding wine cups and jugs.

The Triumph of Bacchus

Diego Velázquez

A nude woman lies on her front across a bed with her back to the viewer, her face reflected blurred in a mirror, framed by white and silvery-blue fabrics and a pink curtain.

Rokeby Venus

Diego Velázquez

A young boy in gold and green with a pink sash sits upright on a rearing brown horse against a landscape of rolling hills and mountains.

Equestrian Portrait of Prince Balthasar Charles

Diego Velázquez

A group of nine men in festive clothing surround Bacchus, who crowns a kneeling man, with cups, jugs, and a hilly landscape in the background.

Bacchus

Diego Velázquez

A man in elaborate armor with a red sash and gold-fringed cloak sits on a rearing white horse against a dramatic sky and landscape.

Don Gaspar de Guzmán (1587–1645), Count-Duke of Olivares

Diego Velázquez

A portrait of Prince Baltasar Carlos de Austria by Diego Velázquez, depicting him on a pony in armor.

El príncipe Baltasar Carlos de Austria

Diego Velázquez

Equestrian portrait of Philip III by Diego Velázquez, depicting the king on a rearing horse.

Equestrian Portrait of Philip III

Diego Velázquez

Equestrian portrait of Margarita of Austria by Diego Velázquez, showcasing her regal presence.

Equestrian Portrait of Margarita of Austria

Diego Velázquez

Las Hilanderas by Diego Velázquez depicts women spinning wool with a mythological scene in the background.

Las Hilanderas

Diego Velázquez

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More Portrait Art

A young girl in a pale dress stands center surrounded by figures including two women, a dwarf, a dog, and a man with a brush beside a large canvas.

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez

A European girl wearing a blue headscarf with a yellow drape and a large pearl earring against a dark background.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer

A man wearing a heavy brown coat and dark fur hat with a white bandage on his right ear clenches a wooden pipe between his lips as smoke rises.

Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear and Pipe

Unidentified artist

Marie de' Medici stands in a lavish black and gold gown with a golden mantle and helmet, crowned by two winged putti above her, with armor and weapons at her feet against a dramatic sky.

Portrait de Marie de Médicis

Peter Paul Rubens

A seated woman in a deep blue and gold gown with a starched white ruff, holding flowers, against a red curtain and grand architectural background.

Anne of Austria, Queen of France

Peter Paul Rubens

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting the Duke on a rearing warhorse.

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi

Peter Paul Rubens

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