The Jester Named Don John of Austria

The Jester Don John of Austria (Spanish: El bufón Don Juan de Austria) is a Spanish Baroque painting by Diego Velázquez, completed around 1630-1650. It depicts a court jester dressed in an elaborate military costume and is part of Velázquez’s series of court jester portraits. It has been housed in the Palacio del Buen Retiro (1701-1716), the Royal Palace of Madrid (1772-1816), and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (1816-1827). The painting is currently housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid where it has resided since 1827.

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painting, body armor, jester, arquebus