Velázquez
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Diego Vel zquez (1599-1660) was one of the towering figures of Western painting and baroque art, a technical master renowned for his focus on realism and startling veracity. Everything he painted was treated as a portrait, from Spanish royalty and Pope Innocent X to a mortar and pestle. In this comprehensive introduction to Vel zquez's life and art by Richard Verdi, the artist's major works are discussed along with most of his surviving output of approximately 110 paintings. Vel zquez's greatest innovation, his unorthodox and revolutionary technique, is explored in relation to his most-celebrated contemporaries both in Spain and beyond, including Titian and Peter Paul Rubens. Vel zquez concludes with a final chapter on the influence and importance of Vel zquez's art on later painters from the time of his death to the art of recent times, including Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, and the impressionists.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0500204748
ISBN13:9780500204740
Release Date:March 2023
Publisher:Thames & Hudson
Length:280 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.2"
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