Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) / Carl Justi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Justi, Carl, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660.

Velázquez, Diego.

Painters--Spain--Biography.

Painters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Parkstone International, [2018]

Summary:

All throughout his fruitful career, Velázquez painted the powerful just as well as the ordinary Spanish people. His body of work bears the imprint of realism worthy of the greatest Flemish masters of the period, and despite outside influences, he undeniably succeeded in developing his own artistic principles. Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) is one of the world's most famous artists. Representative of 17th-century European painting, he worked for the Spanish court and for the most important personalities, completing numerous portraits. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, passionate about the human figure, his oeuvreofhis long artistic career of more than forty yearsalso encompasses representations of daily life in the taverns of Spain. Considered the father of Spanish painting, Velázquez inspired entire generations of artists who followed him, including Picasso, Dalí, and Bacon. His mysterious painting Las Meninas, which contains the essence of his work, is still today an inexhaustible source for writing and research.

Contents:

Intro

Biography

Seville, 1599-1623

Madrid, 1623-1629

The First Trip to Italy, 1629-1631

Return to Madrid. The Buen Retiro Palace, 1630-1635

The Torre de la Parada, 1635-1640

The 1640s

Second Trip to Italy, 1649-1651

The Final Decade, 1651-1660

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781683256977

1683256972

9781683257004

1683257006

OCLC:

1031345151