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PublisherThames & Hudson

ISBN-100500970580

ISBN-139780500970584

eBay Product ID (ePID)171660845

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Book TitleVelazquez : Las Meninas and the Late Royal Portraits

Number of Pages172 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicIndividual Artists / General, General

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorJavier Portus, Miguel Moran Turina, Andrea Sommer-Mathis

Book SeriesWorld of Art Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight44.1 Oz

Item Length11.3 in

Item Width9.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsA good addition to a Velzquez shelf and valuable for its revelations about portraiture for a monarchy that was running out of Hapsburg heirs. . . . Recommended., A good addition to a Velázquez shelf and valuable for its revelations about portraiture for a monarchy that was running out of Hapsburg heirs. . . . Recommended.

Series Volume Number0

Dewey Decimal759.6

SynopsisOne of the most influential, admired painters to ever live: a look at some of Velázques's court portraits from 1649 to his death in 1660 Diego Velázquez was one of the most important and influential painters in the Spanish Golden Age and the leading artist in King Philip IV's court. To accompany an exhibition at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Spain, this book analyzes the development of Velázquez's court portraits from his second trip to Rome in 1649 to his death in Madrid in 1660, a period that saw the creation of some of the greatest of all masterpieces within this genre, such as Las Meninas . Also included are portraits produced in Velázquez's circle that focus on the complex process behind the creation of the royal image. The book traces the subsequent development of the Spanish court portrait after Velázquez's death when artists such as Mazo and Carreño reinterpreted his ideas, resulting in innovative contributions to the genre in their depictions of Margarita of Austria, Mariana of Austria, and Charles II., Diego Vel zquez was one of the most important and influential painters in the Spanish Golden Age and the leading artist in King Philip IV's court. To accompany an exhibition at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Spain, this book analyzes the development of Vel zquez's court portraits from his second trip to Rome in 1649 to his death in Madrid in 1660, a period that saw the creation of some of the greatest of all masterpieces within this genre, such as Las Meninas . Also included are portraits produced in Vel zquez's circle that focus on the complex process behind the creation of the royal image. The book traces the subsequent development of the Spanish court portrait after Vel zquez's death when artists such as Mazo and Carreno reinterpreted his ideas, resulting in innovative contributions to the genre in their depictions of Margarita of Austria, Mariana of Austria, and Charles II., One of the most influential, admired painters to ever live: a look at some of Velázques's court portraits from 1649 to his death in 1660, Diego Velázquez was one of the most important and influential painters in the Spanish Golden Age and the leading artist in King Philip IV's court. To accompany an exhibition at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Spain, this book analyzes the development of Velázquez's court portraits from his second trip to Rome in 1649 to his death in Madrid in 1660, a period that saw the creation of some of the greatest of all masterpieces within this genre, such as Las Meninas . Also included are portraits produced in Velázquez's circle that focus on the complex process behind the creation of the royal image. The book traces the subsequent development of the Spanish court portrait after Velázquez's death when artists such as Mazo and Carreño reinterpreted his ideas, resulting in innovative contributions to the genre in their depictions of Margarita of Austria, Mariana of Austria, and Charles II.

LC Classification NumberND813.V4A4 2014