A Dwarf Sitting on the Floor (Don Sebastian de Morra) – (Diego Velazquez) Previous Next


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Style: Baroque

Topic: Portraits

Technique: Oil

A Dwarf Sitting on the Floor or The Dwarf Sebastian de Morra is a oil painting by the Spanish painter Diego Velazquez. It was painted in 1645. he portrait of the dwarf Sebastián de Morra (it was a form of mockery to give the dwarfs such grandiose names) is one of the most penetrating character studies ever made by the master. This painting (106,5 x 81,5 cm) is currently housed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.

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