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Velázquez
The greatest painter of all Velázquez, the master of the Castilian Baroque The chamber painter of Philip IV, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 1599-August 1660) is not only an outstanding figure of the Castilian Baroque, but one of the giants of the history of Western art. Monet and Renoir, Corot and Courbet, Degas and Dalí all acknowledged his influence.
Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece, Las Meninas, that he painted 44 versions of it. Velázquez's importance lies in his particular naturalistic approach, in contrast to the idealised forms that dominated his time, the so-called Golden Age.
Among his early works are numerous still lifes, genre scenes of everyday life in Spain in the early 17th century. In them, the warmth and richness of his tones and textures contrast with the mundane subject matter and the humility of his subjects, as, for example, in Vieja friendo huevos ("Old Woman Frying Eggs"). Later, his portraits as a court painter brought the same naturalism to the highest echelons of society, marking a profound change in the depiction of royalty, with softer, more relaxed poses that endowed the figures with as much majesty as humanity and personality.
Velázquez's most famous work, Las Meninas, was also painted in the royal court, although its enigmatic composition raises a wide range of questions about reality and illusion, and about the relationship between the painter, the painting and the viewer.
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https://hartem.com/en-ie/vel-zquez-basic-art-series-spanish.html129896Basic Art Series Velázquez N Wolf English<p>Velázquez</p>
<p>The greatest painter of all Velázquez, the master of the Castilian Baroque The chamber painter of Philip IV, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 1599-August 1660) is not only an outstanding figure of the Castilian Baroque, but one of the giants of the history of Western art. Monet and Renoir, Corot and Courbet, Degas and Dalí all acknowledged his influence.</p>
<p>Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece, Las Meninas, that he painted 44 versions of it. Velázquez's importance lies in his particular naturalistic approach, in contrast to the idealised forms that dominated his time, the so-called Golden Age.</p>
<p>Among his early works are numerous still lifes, genre scenes of everyday life in Spain in the early 17th century. In them, the warmth and richness of his tones and textures contrast with the mundane subject matter and the humility of his subjects, as, for example, in Vieja friendo huevos ("Old Woman Frying Eggs"). Later, his portraits as a court painter brought the same naturalism to the highest echelons of society, marking a profound change in the depiction of royalty, with softer, more relaxed poses that endowed the figures with as much majesty as humanity and personality.</p>
<p>Velázquez's most famous work, Las Meninas, was also painted in the royal court, although its enigmatic composition raises a wide range of questions about reality and illusion, and about the relationship between the painter, the painting and the viewer.</p>
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<li>Pages: 96</li>
<li>Language: Spanish</li>
<li>Author: Norbert Wolf</li>
<li>Year: 2016</li>
<li>MODEL: 9783836560856</li>
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<p>Publisher: Taschen</p>https://static.hartem.com/media/catalog/product/v/e/vel_zquez_1.webp0instock15010015000https://static.hartem.com/media/catalog/product/v/e/vel_zquez_1.webp/Taschen/Colour and Art Theory Books1702646923000
