On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P03253
- Author
- Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y (Spanish)
- Title
- Head of a Buck
- Chronology
- Ca. 1634
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 66 cm x 52 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- DONACION
- Procedence
- Donation. Marquis of Casa Torres
A high-quality, fresh and immediate
image of the head of a buck. Its
naturalism has led it to be called
a “portrait.” This work may have
been painted to decorate one of the
Royal Seats. Its subject matter is
related to hunting and would seem
to indicate that it may have been
part of a collection of paintings
for the hunting pavilion known as
the Torre de la Parada.
This work was acquired in 1920 by
Fernando de Aragón y Carrillo de
Albornoz, Marquis of Casa Torres,
who donated it to the Prado Museum.
Location on the map
