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Velázquez

Velázquez

Taschen

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Discover Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, a prominent figure in the Spanish Golden Age and a highly influential artist in Western art history. This book provides an overview of his exceptional compositional skills, realistic depictions, and expert use of tone, which cemented Velázquez's reputation as the "supreme painter of his time."

This refreshed TASCHEN Basic Art 2.0 guide explores the works of Velázquez, including his humble genre scenes, royal portraits, the Rokeby Venus nude, and the iconic Las Meninas. Discover the artist's exceptional attention to composition, mastery of tone, and lasting impact as hailed by Manet as "the greatest painter of all."

  • English edition

Product Details
  • Product Type: Monograph, Hardcover
  • 96 pages, with 100 illustrations
  • Published in 2016
  • Shipping Dimensions: 10.4 × 8.6 × 0.6 inches  (26.4 × 21.8 × 1.5 cm)
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 lb (22.4 oz; 635 g)
  • SKU: SKU010014071
  • ISBN: 9783836532105

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Diego Velázquez

About the Artist

Diego Velázquez

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599 – 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He is generally considered one of the greatest artists in the history of Western art.

He was an individualistic artist of the Baroque period (c. 1600–1750). He began to paint in a precise tenebrist style, later developing a freer manner characterized by bold brushwork. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family and commoners, culminating in his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656).

Diego Velázquez in the Chrysler Museum
Norbert Wolf

About the Author

Norbert Wolf

Norbert Wolf graduated in art history, linguistics, and medieval studies at the Universities of Regensburg and Munich, and earned his PhD in 1983. He held visiting professorships in Marburg, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Nuremberg-Erlangen, and Innsbruck. His extensive writings on art history include many TASCHEN titles, such as Diego Velázquez, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Caspar David Friedrich, Expressionism, Romanesque, Landscape Painting, and Symbolism.

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