Velázquez - Découvertes Gallimard Hors-série

Velázquez - Découvertes Gallimard Hors-série

GK196290
FRENCH LANGUAGE

In the Seville of the Golden Age, a young painter, Diego Velázquez (1599-1660), is captivated by his naturalist talent. At the age of 24, he became the official portraitist of King Philip IV and his family, a position he held for over thirty years.
Shaking up the tradition of the court...
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Characteristics

Number of pages
48
Artist
Diego Velázquez (1599-1660)
Dimensions
12,7 x 17,7 x 1 cm
Art movement
Spanish paintings
Reference
GK196290
EAN
9782070148509
Size of the book
Others
Diffusor
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Distributor
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Conservation museum
Paris - Réunion des musées nationaux- Grand Palais

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The work and its 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).