Francisco de Zurbaran

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Spanish Baroque
Francisco de Zurbaran Saint Serapion 1628
Zurbaran was also influenced by Caravaggio and
the Caravaggistic style. Saint Serapion, who
participated in the Third Crusade of 1196, was
martyred while preaching the Gospel to Muslims.
According to one account of his martyrdom, the
monk was tied to a tree, tortured, and
decapitated. In this work, Zurbaran conveys the
fierce devotion of Catholic Spain In the
painting, two tree branches are barely visible in
the background. The small note on the right
identifies him for the viewers.
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Spanish Baroque
Created when he was only twenty years old, this
masterpiece impressively displays the command
that Velazquez had for his craft. He rendered he
figures with clarity and dignity, and his careful
depiction of the water jugs in the foreground,
complete with droplets of water, adds to the
scenes credibility. The contrast of darks and
lights, along with the plebeian nature of the
figures, reveal the influence of Caravaggio,
whose work Velazquez had studied. The artist
present this genre scene (one from everyday life)
with such care and conviction it seems to convey
a deeper significance.
Diego Velazquez Water Carrier of Seville,
Wellington Museum, London 1619.
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Spanish Baroque
Created when he was only twenty years old, this
masterpiece impressively displays the command
that Velazquez had for his craft. He rendered he
figures with clarity and dignity, and his careful
depiction of the water jugs in the foreground,
complete with droplets of water, adds to the
scenes credibility. The contrast of darks and
lights, along with the plebeian nature of the
figures, reveal the influence of Caravaggio,
whose work Velazquez had studied. The artist
present this genre scene (one from everyday life)
with such care and conviction it seems to convey
a deeper significance.
Diego Velazquez Water Carrier of Seville,
(details) 1619.
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Spanish Baroque
Also known as the Fraga Philip, because it was
painted in the town of Fraga in Aragon. Such a
designation differentiates the many royal
portraits from one another. Philip IV appears as
a military leader, arrayed in red and sliver
campaign dress. Because the king was not a
commanding presence and because he had inherited
the large Hapsburg jaw (the result of dynastic
inbreeding), Velazquez had to find creative ways
to ennoble the monarch. He succeeded by
focusing attention on the dazzling military
regalia while not idealizing Philips appearance.
Diego Velazquez King Phillip IV of Spain(Fraga
Philip), 1644.
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Diego Velazquez King Phillip IV of Spain, 1656.
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Carlos II (King Philips inbred son Charles, with
a serious case of the Hapsburg Jaw)
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Spanish Baroque
Diego Velazquez Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor)
1656
Velazquez painted his greatest masterpiece, Las
Meninas, after he returned to Spain. In it,
Velazquez showed his mastery of both form and
content. The painter repreented himself in his
studio standing before a large canvas, on which
he may be painting this very picture or, perhaps,
the portraits of King Philip IV and Queen
Mariana, whose reflections appear in the mirror
on the far wall. The young Infanta (princess)
Margarita appears in the foreground with her two
maids-in-waiting, her favorite dwarfs, and a
large dog. Velazquez extended the pictorial
depth of his composition in both directions. The
open doorway and its ascending staircase lead the
eye beyond the artists studio, and the mirror
device and the outward glances of several of the
figures incorporate the viewers space into the
picture as well.
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Spanish Baroque
Diego Velazquez detail of the artists, Las
Meninas (The Maids of Honor) 1656
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Diego Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656.
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Pablo Picasso, Las Meninas, 1957.
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TOP 10
Greatest Paintings
of all time
According to art experts at Illustrated London
News, 1985.
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Rembrandt van Rijn Return of the Prodigal Son 1669
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Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937.
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Matthias Grunewald, Isenheim Altarpiece, 1515.
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Giotto, The Lamentation, 1305.
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El Greco Burial of Count Orgaz 1586
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Piero Della Francesca Resurrection 1463
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Botticelli, La Primavera, 1482.
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Giorgione The Tempest 1508
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Jan Vermeer, View of Delft, c1661.
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Diego Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656.
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Flemish Baroque
Peter Paul Rubens
Jan Brueghel
Anthony Van Dyck
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Paul Ruebensa.k.a. Pee Wee Herman
Peter Paul RubensSelf-Portrait, c1639.
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Peter Paul Rubens, Raising of the Cross,
1609-1610.
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Peter Paul Rubens, Decent From the Cross,
1611-1612.
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Andrea Mantegna,St. Sebastian. c.1480.
Peter Paul Rubens.St. Sebastian. c.1618,Oil on
canvas.
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Peter Paul Rubens. Henri IV Receiving the
Portrait of Marie deMedici.1621-25.
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Peter Paul Rubens,Marie Arrives At
Marseilles,1622-1625.
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Peter Paul Rubens,Henry IV Receiving the
Portrait of Marie dMedici, 1621-1625.
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Anthony Van Dyck, Self-Portrait with Sunflower.
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Anthony Van Dyck,Charles I at the Hunt, 1635.