Portrait of Mariana of Austria

Portrait of Mariana of Austria is a 1652–1653 oil-on-canvas painting by Diego Velázquez. Its subject, Doña Mariana, was the daughter of Emperor Ferdinand III and Maria Anna of Spain. Mariana had been betrothed to her first cousin, Prince Baltasar Carlos. She became queen consort on their marriage, and after her husband’s death in September 1665, regent during the minority of...