VELÁZQUEZ (ENG)

This publication presents Velázquez's complete oeuvre in beautiful reproductions, including enlarged details and photographs of recently restored paintings. The dazzling images are accompanied by José López-Rey's illuminating commentary on Velázquez's interest in human nature and the way his paintings give equal prominence to all kinds of characters, from an old woman frying eggs to a king or a pope, as well as the importance he attached to colour and light, an aspect that would so influence the Impressionists more than two centuries ...[Read more]