The Spanish artist Diego Vel???zquez (1599 - 1660) was one of the mo st important painters of the Golden Age. Taking as its starting point a group of masterly children's portraits from the high - profile collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, this opulent volume shows a representative cross - section of Vel???zquez 's oeuvre, which also includes kitchen still lifes, religious subjects, mythological themes and history paintings. As the court painter of King Philip IV of Spain, Diego Vel???zquez ...
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The Spanish artist Diego Vel???zquez (1599 - 1660) was one of the mo st important painters of the Golden Age. Taking as its starting point a group of masterly children's portraits from the high - profile collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, this opulent volume shows a representative cross - section of Vel???zquez 's oeuvre, which also includes kitchen still lifes, religious subjects, mythological themes and history paintings. As the court painter of King Philip IV of Spain, Diego Vel???zquez advanced to become one of the outstanding portraitists of his time. Through their modern and psychologically profound representation of the subject, his likenesses remain an experience for the viewer to this day. Above all the Spanish master's highly individual view of man and his world make his paintings stand out among contempor ary works and render him unique. With contributions by renowned specialists the volume shows Vel???zquez's development as a painter and traces his uniqueness through comparisons with works by famous contemporarie
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Very Good. 2015. Pictorial boards. 4to. 336 pp. Profusely illustrated. Text primarily in German with some English. Mild shelf wear and scuffing to boards. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Art & Graphic Design. )
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