Velázquez and the surrender of breda : the making of a masterpiece / Anthony Bailey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey, Anthony, 1933-2020.

Contributor:

Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660.

Painters--Spain--Biography.

Painters.

Spain.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xix, 264 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Surrender of breda

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2011.

Summary:

What began as propaganda art to celebrate a rare Spanish victory is today recognized as Velzquez's narrative masterpiece. Bailey examines the paintings from which the artist arose, coaxing stories from them that flesh out a complete portrait of one of the world's major artists whose personal life has remained largely unknown. 288 pp. 35,000 print.

Contents:

The turfship, Breda, 1590

A boy from Seville, 1599-1621

Madrid: for the first time, 1622-

What happened at Bread, 1625

The way to Italy, 1929

The good retreat, Madrid, 1631

"Breda for the King of Spain!", Madrid, 1634-35

Madrid, 1632-39

Madrid and Aragon, 1640-48

Rome again, 1649-50

Rome: Venus observed, 1650-51

Transformations, Madrid, 1651-59

Maids of honor, Madrid, 1656

Knight errant, Madrid, 1658-59

The isle of pheasants, Biscay and Madrid, 1660

Penultimata

Las Lanzas, Breda and Seville.

Notes:

"A John Macrae book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780805088359

0805088350

OCLC:

689858564