Why it matters
The court dwarf Sebastián de Morra looks straight at the viewer, motionless and without gestures, which led one critic to read it as a denunciation of how the court treated dwarfs.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1644.
- He was brought to Spain by Philip IV in 1643.
- He died in 1649.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of Sebastián de Morra (CC BY-SA 4.0).
