An unknown Velazquez´s portrait? Wolfgang Wilhelm Neoburg's Duke: Some news about politic signification of his visit to Spanish Royal Court

Abstract

In this article we present the second of small portraits of Velázquez from the several painted to the statesmen who visited the Spanish court, during the reign of Philip IV and became integrated into the royal collections. This corresponds to the portrait made by the painter to the Duke Wolfgang Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg, during his visit in 1624-1625. It is a work of the early madrilenian years of Velazquez and shows his ability to capture the personality of the portrait, which stood from his youth at the top of painting.