Velásquez was the court painter for Philip IV. He accompanied the king to Fraga during the Aragonese campaign. While there he painted Philip's portrait, it is known as the Fraga Philip. Due to the dynastic inbreeding in the Hapsburg line, Philip inherited the Hapsburg jaw. How did Velásquez compensate for this "jaw" in the Fraga portrait?

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Imani Foster

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21 July, 22:44

Velásquez was the court painter for Philip IV. He accompanied the king to Fraga during the Aragonese campaign. While there he painted Philip's portrait, it is known as the Fraga Philip. Due to the dynastic inbreeding in the Hapsburg line, Philip inherited the Hapsburg jaw. How did Velásquez compensate for this "jaw" in the Fraga portrait?

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Krista Gallegos · Answer 1

In his painting, Velásquez emphasized the attire Philip was wearing, focusing particularly on the cloak and the belt accross his chest, to draw attention there instead of the jaw.

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The Fraga Philip's portrait displays the spanish king in a salmon and silver dress and his baton of command and a sword. This attire allowed Velásquez to center attention on the clothes and dissimulate the large jaw, inherited by the king through the dynastic inbreeding of the Hapsburg line.