On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P02614
- Author
- Madrazo y Garreta, Raimundo de (Spanish)
- Title
- Ramón de Errazu
- Chronology
- 1879
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 224 cm x 96,5 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- LEGADO
- Procedence
- Legacy of Ramón de Errazu, 1904
A full-length portrait of Ramón de
Errazu, a personal friend and
client of Madrazo, who bought and
commissioned numerous works.
The direct composition, which has
been called “Velasquez-like”
because of its similarity to some
works by the painter Diego
Velasquez, and the artist's deep
knowledge of the sitter's
personality, contribute to the
painting's overall qualities of
total naturalness and elegance. The
narrow, vertical format, which was
used profusely by French portrait
painters from the last third of the
nineteenth century, helps to
idealize the figure of
Errazu.
This painting entered the Prado
Museum as part of the Ramón de
Errazu legacy.
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