The Jester Calabacillas (Madrid)

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The Jester Calabacillas
Spanish: El bufón Calabacillas
Artist	Diego Velázquez
Year	1637–1639
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	106.5 cm × 82.5 cm (41.9 in × 32.5 in)
Location	Museo del Prado, Madrid

The Jester Calabacillas is a portrait by Velázquez of Don Juan Martín Martín, "Juan de Calabazas" or "El Búfón Calabacillas", a jester at the court of Philip IV of Spain, sometimes known by the nickname Bizco. It is now in the Prado Museum. The jester had mental illness(s), and would often rub his hands together in a form of tic; however, Velazquez painted him in a relatively calm state, further showing Velazquez's equal show of dignity to all, whether king or jester.

As well as the painting now in the Museo del Prado, the jester is the subject of a painting in the U.S., The Jester Calabacillas (Cleveland).

See also[edit]

• List of works by Diego Velázquez

Bibliography[edit]

• Museo del Prado. Pintura española de los siglos XVI y XVII. Enrique Lafuente Ferrari. Aguilar S.A. 1964