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Court painter to King Philip IV of Spain, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (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 Dalí all hailed his influence. Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece Las Meninas that he painted 44 variations of it.
Velázquez’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. Velázquez’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 Velázquez 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.”
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노베르트 볼프(Norbert Wolf)는 뮌헨의 레겐스부르크 대학에서 미술사와 언어학, 중세학(medival studies)을 전공했으며 1983년 박사학위를 받았다. 그는 마르부르크, 프랑크푸르트, 라이프치히, 뒤셀로드프, 에어랑엔-뉘른베르크, 인스부르크 등에서 초빙교수직을 맡고 있다. 주로 미술사를 다룬 책을 썼으며 타셴에서 벨라스케스, 키르히너, 프리드리히, 표현주의, 로마네스크, 풍경화, 상징주의에 관한 책을 펴냈다.
노베르트 볼프(Norbert Wolf)는 뮌헨의 레겐스부르크 대학에서 미술사와 언어학, 중세학(medival studies)을 전공했으며 1983년 박사학위를 받았다. 그는 마르부르크, 프랑크푸르트, 라이프치히, 뒤셀로드프, 에어랑엔-뉘른베르크, 인스부르크 등에서 초빙교수직을 맡고 있다. 주로 미술사를 다룬 책을 썼으며 타셴에서 벨라스케스, 키르히너, 프리드리히, 표현주의, 로마네스크, 풍경화, 상징주의에 관한 책을 펴냈다.
