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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: 17th century Spanish painter Diego Velazquez, a giant of Western art 3/30/2014 2:20:05 AM
	These portraits of Felipe IV and his new wife, the queen doña Mariana de Austria, painted in the same period, may not be as appealing as other portraits in these pages but are magnificent all the same. Diego Velazquez - King Felipe IV (oil on canvas, 1652-53) Diego Velazquez - Queen Doña Mariana de Austria (oil on canvas, 1652-53)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: 17th century Spanish painter Diego Velazquez, a giant of Western art 4/1/2014 2:52:49 AM
	The authorship of many famous works previously attributed to Velazquez has later on been debated; in some cases, they have been considered copies made by his son in law and pupil Juan Mazo or else by other lesser artists. Among them, however, there are some that I just cannot admit as belonging to this category - their quailty is so high. I will show them in this and in coming posts. Diego Velazquez - Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares (oil on canvas, 1624)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: 17th century Spanish painter Diego Velazquez, a giant of Western art 4/2/2014 1:29:12 AM
	This masterpiece is actually no imitation but an autograph repetition of the official portrait Velazquez had painted for Felipe IV. In it, the king is shown wearing a gold chain and the emblem of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Diego Velazquez - Portrait of Felipe IV of Spain (oil on canvas, circa 1623 - 1624)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: 17th century Spanish painter Diego Velazquez, a giant of Western art 4/2/2014 2:43:45 AM
	This other portrait of Felipe IV ("con jubón amarillo") was rejected by López-Rey and Brown but defended by Julian Gallego when exhibited in 1990 at the Museo del Prado. Considered by most critics as an adaptation of Velazquez's portrait of Felipe IV preserved in the Museo, it clearly shows Rubens' influence. Diego Velazquez - Felipe IV con jubón amarillo (oil on canvas, 1628)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: 17th century Spanish painter Diego Velazquez, a giant of Western art 4/3/2014 2:02:34 AM
	The two paintings below have often been considered Velazquez self-portraits and with good reason, especially the bottom one which is related to one of the characters in The Surrender of Breda (see page 7 of this thread). Diego Velazquez - Portrait of a Clergyman (oil on canvas, 1630) Diego Velazquez - Portrait of a Man (oil on canvas, 1630)
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