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Philip IV
(1605–1665) was
King of Spain
from 1621 until his death, and also
King of Portugal
from 1621 to 1640. He was a member of the
House of Habsburg
and the eldest son of
Philip III
. Much of Philip IV's reign was dominated by the
Thirty Years' War
, and despite some successes his legacy is characterized by political and military adversity and the ongoing
17th-century decline of Spain
as a
great power
. He is also remembered for his patronage of the arts. This
oil-on-canvas
portrait of Philip was created by the
Spanish Golden Age
painter
Diego Velázquez
, who was the leading artist in the king's court. The work is now in the
Frick Collection
in New York.
Painting credit:
Diego Velázquez
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