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The Jester Named Don John of Austria is a portrait by Velázquez now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Its subject was a jester or bufón at the court of Philip IV of Spain from 1624 to 1654 who appeared in court comedies in front of important court figures. The subject’s real name is unknown but he came to be nicknamed after John of Austria the son of Charles V well known for his victory at Lepanto.

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