Vladimir Ostrovsky / Velasquez: the great artist of the great era |

Margarita Teresa of Spain - Infanta from the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs. The marriage of royal daughters is a matter of national importance, and whom Margaret will marry when she grows up was known almost from the very beginning - the future Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Leopold I. That is why the court artist Diego Velazquez painted portraits of the Infanta every few years: they were sent to Vienna so that they could judge how the bride was growing up. She married him at Easter 1666 at the age of fourteen. Leopold was twenty-six. He was her maternal uncle and paternal cousin. Margarita called her husband, even in marriage, uncle, and he was her Gretl (uncle was an Austrian, apparently, this name was more familiar to him). Despite the difference in age and the unattractive appearance of Leopold, to everyone's surprise, this marriage was happy. The couple had numerous common interests, especially in art and music. Yes, and as a ruler, Leopold was generally well spoken of, he was loved both by courtiers and relatives, and by the people. This Thursday we will hear about the largest representative of the Madrid school, the court painter of King Philip IV - Diego Velazquez. When: December 9 19:00  Meeting point: Preobrazhenskaya, 11 Price: 200 UAH / person We accept applications by calling +38 (050) 50-111-40 Or fill out the form and we will contact you: https://forms.gle/p1rv1FB4s5oQkDt97