Portrait of a Man — Velázquez

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Artist: Velázquez
Date: 1645
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: 27 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (69.2 x 56.5 cm)

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