Constance Whitney Warren created this ten foot bronze sculpture in 1924, featuring Diego Velázquez riding his horse. Velázquez is famous enough, but there is no indication as to why she chose him as her subject. He was Felipe IV’s court painter during Spain’s Siglo de Oro, and as Warren had an affinity for representing horses in her works, maybe she had an interest in Spain’s heyday or Velázquez’s art. Or both. Sadly, her career would end in 1930, cut short by mental illness
Photo by TOSHEA
