L a - b e a u t é - s a u v e r a - l e - m o n d e ~ D o s t o ï e v s k i

L a - b e a u t é - s a u v e r a - l e - m o n d e ~ D o s t o ï e v s k i



Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Manuela González Velázquez tocando el piano, by Zacarías González Velázquez, 1820



Zacarías González Velázquez (5 November 1763, Madrid - 31 January 1834, Madrid), Spanish painter who came from a family of artists; his father, grandfather, brothers, uncles, and brothers-in-law were all painters, sculptors, or architects.

This charming, tender - and slightly awkward - painting was at one time believed to be a portrait of the artist's daughter, but is now thought to represent his niece, the daughter of his brother Isidro.  In 1820 Manuela would have been ten years old.





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