Vel痙quez (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780500204740)

Diego Vel痙quez (1599-1660) was one of the towering figures of Western painting and baroque art, a technical master renowned for his focus on realism and startling veracity. Everything he painted was treated as a portrait, from Spanish royalty and Pope Innocent X to a mortar and pestle. In this comprehensive introduction to Vel痙quez's life and art by Richard Verdi, the artist's major works are discussed along with most of his surviving output of approximately 110 paintings. Vel痙quez's greatest innovation, his unorthodox and revolutionary technique, is explored in relation to his most-celebrated contemporaries both in Spain and beyond, including Titian and Peter Paul Rubens. Vel痙quez concludes with a final chapter on the influence and importance of Vel痙quez's art on later painters from the time of his death to the art of recent times, including Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, and the impressionists.

Author: Richard Verdi
ISBN-10: 0500204748
ISBN-13: 9780500204740
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2023
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.20h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2023