RUBENS, VELÁZQUEZ, AND THE KING OF SPAIN

Through analysis of individual works, the authors situate these pictorial inventions within broader intellectual currents in both Sp anish Flanders and Spain, especially in the advice literature and drama presented to the Spanish king. Moreover, they point to the l asting resonance of Torre de la Parada for Velázquez, especially within his late masterworks, Las Meninas and Las Hilanderas. Ultima tely, this study illuminates the dialogical nature of this ensemble in which Rubens and Velázquez offer a set of complementary views on subj...[Read more]