Velazquez: Painter and Courtier

Yale University Press 1986 336 pages 26 924x32 766x3 81cm. 1986. Cartonné jaquette. 336 pages. Jonathan Brown's 'Velázquez: Painter and Courtier' is a comprehensive biography of Diego Velázquez the seventeenth-century Spanish painter. The book challenges the traditional view of a conflict between Velázquez's roles as artist and courtier offering a detailed examination of his life his complete oeuvre and the innovative techniques he developed. Brown also situates Velázquez within the social and historical context of the Spanish court providing insights into his artistic evolution and his enigmatic masterpieces such as 'Las Meninas'

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