Portrait of Don Antonio Pedro Sancho Dávila Toledo y Álvarez Osorio, IV Marquis of Velada and X Marquisof Astorga, ambassador to Rome and Viceroy of Naples, Alonso Cano, between 1657 and 1660

This canvas is a rare example of alonso cano’s work in painted portraiture. It was executed between 1657-1660, which corresponds to the painter’s second stay in madrid. This period remains one of the artist’s least well known and most fascinating and is typified by a painting style of loose brushstrokes, vibrancy in skin tones and minimal interplay between highlights and shadows. See more at: http://www. Tefaf. Com/desktopdefault. Aspx?tabid=13&tabindex=12&highlightid=42592&categoryid=37#sthash. Rbw6cwcn. Dpuf tefaf, exhibitor: coll & cortés. Object Type: painting. Date: between 1657 and 1660. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Private collection. Antonio Álvarez Osorio by Alonso Cano (1657-60, priv. coll.)