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The Jester Don Diego de Acedo is one of a series of portraits of jesters at the court of Philip IV of Spain by Diego Velázquez. Its subject is the dwarf Don Diego de Acedo known as el Primo (the Cousin). The 1645 oil painting is currently housed at the Prado Museum. The work measures 106 cm high and 83 cm wide.Velázquez painted a series of portraits of dwarfs and jesters of the court of Philip IV depicted with realism and respect.
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