Diego Velázquez's early paintings and the culture of seventeenth-century Seville / Tanya J. Tiffany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tiffany, Tanya J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660--Criticism and interpretation.

Velázquez, Diego.

Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660.

Criticism and interpretation.

Seville (Spain)--Civilization--17th century.

Seville (Spain).

Physical Description:

xiii, 239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]

Summary:

"Explores the early works of seventeenth-century Spanish painter Diego Velázquez. Focuses on works from 1617 to 1623, examining the painter's critical engagement with the artistic, religious, and social practices of his native Seville"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Velázquez in Pacheco's "gilded cage"

Devotion and desire: the Immaculate Conception and Saint John

Portraiture and the "virile woman": Madre Jerónima de la Fuente

A bodegón and a collector: the Waterseller of Seville

African slaves and Christian salvation: the Supper at Emmaus

The lure of the court.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780271053790

0271053798

OCLC:

768607403