Photograph: Lee Pellegrini

It took three men and a hydraulic lift to secure the nine-and-a-half-foot square oil painting by Flemish artist Gaspar de Crayer (1584–1669) to the tower stairwell wall in Bapst Library, on November 1. A gift from the collection of Daniel Sargent, the portrait depicts the Count-Duke of Olivares when he was a trusted valido (right-hand man) of Philip IV of Spain and Portugal. Olivares was later exiled for his responsibilities in a foreign policy that spawned rebellions in Portugal and Catalonia. Fine Arts Enterprises installed the work, deemed “too large” for the McMullen Museum, according to Diana Larsen (foreground), the museum’s exhibitions and collection manager.