A comprehensive introduction to Velazquez's life and art which includes a discussion of all his major works. Diego Velazquez (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. This comprehensive introduction to Velazquez's life and art includes a discussion of all his major works, and illustrates most of Velazquez's surviving output of approximately 110 paintings. The artist Velazquez - Richard Verdi od authora Richard Verdi a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.