Velázquez: Painter and Courtier by Jonathan Brown 1986 Yale University Press
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Author: Jonathan Brown Title: Velázquez: Painter and Courtier Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven & London Year: 1986 — Second Printing ISBN: 0-300-03466-0 (Hardcover) / 0-300-03894-1 (Paperback) Printed in Spain by: Heraclio Fournier, S.A., Vitoria Design: Gillian Malpass – Monophoto Baskerville, Jolly & Barber Ltd., Rugby Color Work: Amilcare Pizzi, Milan Condition: Excellent. The hardcover and dust jacket are in pristine condition — no visible wear, tight binding, crisp pages, and brilliant illustrations. 🌟 About the Book It has long been recognized that Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) ranks among the world’s greatest painters — the genius of Spain’s Golden Age, court painter to King Philip IV, and a central figure of the Baroque era. In this monumental and beautifully illustrated study, renowned art historian Jonathan Brown, Professor of Fine Arts at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, offers a definitive re-examination of Velázquez’s life, technique, and artistic evolution. Through meticulous scholarship and over a hundred plates, Brown situates Velázquez within the political, social, and cultural life of the 17th-century Spanish court. His analysis explores not only the painter’s unrivaled realism and brushwork but also the dynamics of royal patronage, from the glittering salons of Madrid to the private rooms of the Alcázar. 🖼️ Critical Praise “One of the best books on Velázquez I have read.” — Avigdor Arikha, New York Review of Books “It is hard to see
- Publisher: Universal Press
- Year: 1986
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Fine
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