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Engraving The Spinners, or the Fable of Arachne - Vélasquez

Engraving The Spinners, or the Fable of Arachne - Vélasquez

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Engraving of the engraver Arthur-Jules Mayeur from Velasquez, dated 1908.
Etching.

Characteristics

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Maintenance :
Eviter toute source d'humidité et de lumière directe. Ne pas plier la feuille
Artist :
Diego Velázquez (1599-1660)
Art movement :
Baroque
Dimensions :
56 x 76 cm
Original work kept at :
Paris - Chalcographie du musée du Louvre
Theme :
Gender and interior scene
EAN :
3336727378359
Material :
Papier hahnemühle
Reference :
KM006635

 

Editor :
Ateliers d'art de la Rmn-GP

The artist

Diego Velázquez (1599-1660)

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez is a Spanish Baroque painter. He is particularly known for his naturalistic paintings, and his mastery of the chiaroscuro technique. As a court painter, he has produced numerous portraits of the Spanish royal family, court people and decorative paintings for royal apartments over the course of his career. His most famous works are Les Menines (Las Meninas) and Les Fileuses (Las Hilanderas).