| Description |
215 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Velázquez: an introduction to his life and career / Jonathan Brown -- Genius at work: Velázquez's materials and technique / Carmen Garrido -- Adoration of the Magi -- Philip IV -- The feast of Bacchus -- Joseph's coat brought to Jacob -- The forge of Vulcan -- The Villa Medici Grotto-Loggia facade -- Pavilion of Cleopatra-Ariadne -- The temptation of St Thomas Aquinas -- Christ on the cross -- Equestrian portrait of Philip IV -- Baltasar Carlos on horseback -- The surrender of Breda -- Pablo de Valladolid -- "Don Juan de Austria" -- St Anthony Abbot visits St Paul the Hermit -- Equestrian portrait of Count-Duke Olivares -- Coronation of the Virgin -- Philip IV as hunter -- Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand as hunter -- Baltasar Carlos as hunter -- "Francisco Lezcano" -- Diego de Acedo, El Primo -- Juan Calabazas -- Menippus -- Aesop -- Mars -- Mariana of Austria -- Las Meninas -- Fable of Arachne -- Mercury and Argus |
| Summary |
"Great painters are invariably great technicians. In creating the techniques he needed to express his ideas, Velazquez became one of the most original practitioners of the art of painting ever known. In this richly illustrated book, two widely recognised specialists on Velazquez - one an art historian, the other a conservation scientist - combine their expertise to show exactly how Spain's most famous painter realised his artistic vision." "More than two hundred photographs of details of Velazquez's paintings vividly demonstrate how the artist realised his vision of man and nature through a highly allusive, economical manner of painting."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 215) |
| Subject |
Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Mythology, Classical, in art.
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Painting, Modern -- 17th century -- Spain.
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Painting, Modern -- 17th century -- Spain.
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Painting, Modern -- 18th century -- Spain.
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Painting, Spanish -- Technique.
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Painting, Spanish.
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| Author |
Garrido, Carmen.
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Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660.
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| LC no. |
98019941 |
| ISBN |
0300072937 |
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0300101244 |
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9780300072938 |
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9780300101249 |
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