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Wolf Norbert - Velazquez - Hardcover
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Description: Court painter to King Philip IV of Spain Diego Rodr guez de Silva y Vel zquez (June 1599 August 6, 1660) is not only a leading light of the Spanish Golden Age but among the most celebrated masters in all Western art history. Monet and Renoir Corot and Courbet Degas and Dal all hailed his influence. Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece Las Meninas that he painted 44 variations of it. Vel zquez's importance is found particularly in his naturalist approach in contrast to the more ubiquitous idealized manner of his age. Early works included numerous bodegones genre scenes of everyday life in early 17th century Spain in which warm rich tones and textures set off the most ordinary of subjects and humble of faces such as Old Woman Frying Eggs. Later his portraiture for the Royal Court brought the same naturalism to the highest echelons of society marking a profound shift in the depiction of royalty with softer more relaxed poses that offered his subjects a human warmth and character as much as a sense of grandeur. Vel zquez's most famous work Las Meninas was also painted in the royal court but in its enigmatic composition raises many broader questions about reality and illusion and the relationship between the painter painting and viewer. This fresh Taschen Basic Art 2.0 edition introduces Vel zquez through key works from throughout his career. From humble genre scenes to the royal portraits the exquisite Rokeby Venus nude and the ever - mysterious Las Meninas we explore his exceptional attention to composition masterful handling of tone and his remarkable influence as in Manet's words the greatest painter of all.
Title: Velazquez
Author(s): Wolf Norbert
Publisher: Taschen Gmbh
Barcode: 9783836532105
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 5/30/2016
Series: Basic Art
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
Description: Court painter to King Philip IV of Spain Diego Rodr guez de Silva y Vel zquez (June 1599 August 6, 1660) is not only a leading light of the Spanish Golden Age but among the most celebrated masters in all Western art history. Monet and Renoir Corot and Courbet Degas and Dal all hailed his influence. Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece Las Meninas that he painted 44 variations of it. Vel zquez's importance is found particularly in his naturalist approach in contrast to the more ubiquitous idealized manner of his age. Early works included numerous bodegones genre scenes of everyday life in early 17th century Spain in which warm rich tones and textures set off the most ordinary of subjects and humble of faces such as Old Woman Frying Eggs. Later his portraiture for the Royal Court brought the same naturalism to the highest echelons of society marking a profound shift in the depiction of royalty with softer more relaxed poses that offered his subjects a human warmth and character as much as a sense of grandeur. Vel zquez's most famous work Las Meninas was also painted in the royal court but in its enigmatic composition raises many broader questions about reality and illusion and the relationship between the painter painting and viewer. This fresh Taschen Basic Art 2.0 edition introduces Vel zquez through key works from throughout his career. From humble genre scenes to the royal portraits the exquisite Rokeby Venus nude and the ever - mysterious Las Meninas we explore his exceptional attention to composition masterful handling of tone and his remarkable influence as in Manet's words the greatest painter of all.
Title: Velazquez
Author(s): Wolf Norbert
Publisher: Taschen Gmbh
Barcode: 9783836532105
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 5/30/2016
Series: Basic Art
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
