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The
Portrait of Sebastián de Morra
is an
oil painting
on canvas completed by the Spanish artist
Diego Velázquez
in c. 1645. It depicts Sebastián de Morra, a
dwarf
and court jester for
Philip IV of Spain
. He is shown sitting on the ground with his legs positioned inelegantly, which has been read as a denunciation of the court's treatment of him. The painting is now held at the
Museo del Prado
in
Madrid
.
Painting:
Diego Velázquez
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