The Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares is a 1624 portrait by Diego Velázquez (Seville, June 6, 1599 – Madrid, August 6 1660), the most celebrated painter of the Spanish Golden Age. It is housed in the São Paulo Museum of Art in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares
Year	1624
Medium	oil paint, canvas
Dimensions	202 cm (80 in) × 105.5 cm (41.5 in) × 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
Location	São Paulo Museum of Art, Brazil
Accession No.	MASP.00171
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History and characteristics of the painting

The man in the portrait is Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, Count-Duke of Olivares, (Rome, January 6, 1587 – Toro, July 22, 1645), a Spanish politician and nobleman, Count of Olivares and Duke of Sanlucar la Mayor, a favorite of King Philip IV.

The precise date the painting was finished is not known, however the painter took fees for his work on December 4, 1624.

The painting shows the Count-Duke standing with his left hand on the hilt of his sword, resting his right hand on a table from where a hat emerges, which in turn rests on a velvet carpet. The sitter wears a sober black coat, with the symbols of his power, a gold chain with large links, gold spurs, and the Red Cross of the Order of Calatrava, noting the importance, power and seriousness of character.

Also noteworthy is the huge neck bust with flat plate in comparison with the smaller size of the head, which creates an interesting visual impact.

Bibliography

• El conde-duque de Olivares, by John H. Elliott. ISBN 84-397-0248-5
• El Conde-Duque de Olivares. La pasión de mandar. Gregorio Marañón, (1936), reedited by Espasa, Madrid, 2006. ISBN 84-670-2285-X
• Yo,conde-Duque de Olivares. El arte de lo imposible. Eduardo Chamorro, (1989), edited by Planeta DeAgostini, 1992. ISBN 84-395-5407-9

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[de] Bildnis des Gaspar de Guzmán, Herzog von Olivares

[es] Retrato del Conde-Duque de Olivares (1624)

[fr] Portrait du comte-duc d'Olivares (Vélasquez, São Paulo)