A Royal Portrait by Diego Velázquez Heads to Auction for the First Time in Half a Century
A full-length portrait painted by Spanish painter Diego Velázquez of Queen Isabel de Borbón, the wife of Spain’s King Philip IV, is expected to fetch $35 million when it heads to auction at Sotheby’s New York in February 2024. Known by several variations of her name—Elisabeth of France and Isabella of Bourbon—the queen consort was … Read more