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Portrait of Pablo de Valladolid is an oil-on-canvas painting dating from around 1635 by the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez depicting Pablo, or "Pablillos" de Valladolid (1587–1648), a jester and actor at Philip IV's court. The subject is portrayed full-length and dressed in black, with the right arm flung out in a declamatory gesture. He is set against a neutral background, with no spatial reference to the point where the feet rest except that provided by the shadow cast by the body. The French painter Édouard Manet was amazed at this innovation when he saw the work. The painting is in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid.Painting credit: Diego Velázquez