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Diego Velázquez

Diego Velázquez. The Water Seller of Seville Diego Velázquez 1623 oil on canvas As a formal style, Baroque is characterized by open compositions in which elements are placed or seem to move diagonally in space visual verisimilitude; naturalism; a desire for realism What do you see?.

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Diego Velázquez

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  1. Diego Velázquez

  2. The Water Seller of SevilleDiego Velázquez 1623 oil on canvas • As a formal style, Baroque is characterized by • open compositions in which elements are placed or seem to move diagonally in space • visual verisimilitude; naturalism; a desire for realism • What do you see?

  3. detail: The Water Seller of SevilleDiego Velázquez 1623 oil on canvas Velázquez is demonstrating his virtuosity. How? Hint: How many different textures can you identify?

  4. The Water Seller of SevilleDiego Velázquez 1623 Boy Bitten by a LizardCaravaggio 1594

  5. Las Meninas or The Family of Philip IVDiego Velázquez 1656-1657 oil on canvas How does Velázquez engage the viewer? Where is the artist?What is the artist doing?How big is this work?Who is the subject of this work?Who is in the mirror? Who is Velázquez’s patron? King Philip IV of Spain

  6. Las Meninas or The Family of Philip IVDiego Velázquez 1656-1657 oil on canvas How does the gaze govern the composition of this work? Where is the viewer situated?Who is the subject of this work? How can the viewer tell?

  7. Las Meninas or The Family of Philip IVDiego Velázquez 1656-1657 oil on canvas How does this work exemplify the naturalism that is a characteristic of Baroque art?

  8. Las Meninas or The Family of Philip IVDiego Velázquez 1656-1657 oil on canvas As a formal style, Baroque is characterized by open compositions in which elements are placed or seem to move diagonally in space. What do you see?

  9. detail: Las Meninas Diego Velázquez As a formal style, Baroque is characterized by a loose, free technique in which the artist uses rich colors and dramatic contrasts of light and dark. What do you see?

  10. detail: Las Meninas Diego Velázquez

  11. detail: Las Meninas Diego Velázquez …a self-portrait of the artist Why is the hand blurry?What does this intentional decision signify? What does the artist’s palette signify?

  12. detail: Las Meninas Diego Velázquez

  13. Las Meninas or The Family of Philip IVDiego Velázquez 1656-1657 oil on canvas

  14. Las Meninas Pablo Picasso 1957

  15. The most important fortress in the southern Netherlands was Breda in Brabant.Velázquez represents Spinola (Philip IV’s Spanish commander) as having dismounted from his horse to meet the Dutch commander, Justinus of Nassau, on equal footing. Instead of accepting the token of surrender, he places a hand on the Dutchman's shoulder, offering a consolation of one soldier to another. The Surrender at Breda (The Lances) Diego Velázquez 1634-35 oil on canvas

  16. detail: The Surrender at Breda (The Lances) Diego Velázquez 1634-35 oil on canvas

  17. detail: The Surrender at Breda (The Lances) Diego Velázquez 1634-35 oil on canvas …a self-portrait of the artist

  18. detail: The Surrender at Breda (The Lances) Diego Velázquez 1634-35 oil on canvas …this soldier is on the losing side

  19. The Rokeby Venus or The Toliet of Venus ca. 1650

  20. The Rokeby Venus or The Toliet of Venus ca. 1650

  21. Francois BoucherThe Toilet of Venus1751

  22. The Rokeby Venus or The Toliet of Venus ca. 1650

  23. Sleeping Venus Giorgione c. 1510

  24. The Venus of Urbino Titian before 1538

  25. The Grand Odalisque Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 1814

  26. Olympia Manet 1863

  27. The Clothed Maja Francisco Goya 1800-1803

  28. The Nude Maja Francisco Goya 1797-1800

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