to express concerns or symbolize ideas. A famous Spanish artist was Diego Velazquez. During the 1640s and 1650s‚ Velázquez served as both court painter and curator of Philip IV ’s expanding collection of European art. Velazquez seemed to have been given a much larger degree of freedom in the role than others. He was even allowed to supervise the decoration and interior design of the rooms holding the most valued paintings.
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Foucault ’s Las Meninas and art-historical methods. Michel Foucault ’s study of Velazquez ’s Las Meninas (1) was first published in the volume Les Mots et les choses in 1966 which was followed‚ in 1970‚ by the English translation titled The Order of Things. In "Las Meninas"‚ which is the title of the opening chapter of The Order of Things‚ Foucault focused on the artwork itself as though it were before him‚ describing in extraordinary detail what he saw. His seemingly unobtrusive actions--looking
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Contrasting & Comparative Analysis During the Western European Baroque movement‚ Jan Vermeer and Diego Velazquez were two significant artists. “The Music Lesson” a painting by Vermeer and “Las Meninas”‚ a painting by Velazquez‚ compare significantly but also share contrasted traits. While both “Las Meninas” and “The Music Lesson” are defined by their use of mirroring‚ light and realism‚ the fundamental differences of both works are outlined by the artists use of subject matter‚ room decor
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When viewers gaze upon Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas (painted in 1656)‚ they can experience the avant-garde aura of its time as the Baroque painting displays both candidness and movement. In the way that Velázquez painted his work of art‚ Las Meninas can be classified as Baroque Naturalism (Stratton-Pruitt 5)‚ suggesting influence from Caravaggio who painted with realism and strong chiaroscuro (“light-dark” spotlighting tones). The shift from Mannerism to Baroque developed a thematic motto for artists
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The two people I decided to write about are Diego Velazquez‚ and Johann Sebastian Bach‚ who are both apart of the Baroque period.Diego Velazquez was a painter in the court for the king of spain who published what is called the “world’s greatest painting”. Johann Sebastian Bach played the harpsichord‚ and today is considered “one of the great western composers of all time”. Diego Velazquez‚ born in 1599‚ Spain‚ started an apprenticeship with a local painter when he was only eleven years of age
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Yasumasa Morimura went above and beyond in his appropriation of Velazquez’s Las Meninas. He derived five similar yet unique works from Las Meninas‚ but our group decided to discuss this piece due to its’ far-reaching tactics to go beyond appropriation. Morimura named this piece “Las Meninas Renacen de Noche 1V: Peering at the secret scene behind the artist”‚ an extremely appropriate name considering that the “original” Las Meninas is hanging due center of this piece. Almost the entire canvas is comprised
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of 2 ZOOM Diego Velázquez and Pablo Picasso were two of Spain’s incredible artists. However‚ their artwork was drastically different. Picasso was a cubism artist. He createdhis art with lots of shapes‚ specifically cubes. Velázquez was King Philip IV of Spain’s official painter. He painted realistic portraits for the royal family to capture historical events. In 1656‚ Velázquez painted‚ Las meninas‚ which translates to‚ Lady in waiting. The main focus of Las meninas is the princess‚ however
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Velazquez’ Las Meninas is a masterpiece of Spanish Baroque painting‚ meaning irregular. It makes the statement of illusion versus reality. You would have to wonder though‚ if this painting revolves of the life of Velazquez‚ the artist who was an individualist painter of the Baroque‚ in the seventeenth century Counter-Reformation Spain‚ or is this a true family portrait of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana with their child. The portrait Las Meninas has always had questions that surrounded its meaning
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In the painting Las Meninas it displays Infanta Margarita‚ daughter of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana‚ as the center of the painting. You can see the King and Queens reflection in the mirror as if you are in there point of view. Surrounding the princess there are two maids on both sides of her‚ a dwarf‚ a dog‚ a little girl‚ two women off to the side behind the maid on the right‚ and a man in the background that looks like he is about to leave the room or is passing by. Velazquez is also in the
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bronze sculpture entitled‚ Equestrian Portrait of Diego Velazquez 1924 is located between the General Academic Building and the Physics Building at the University of North Texas Denton Campus. Gift of the Harlan crow family in 1994 but the reasons remain in mistery. The composition of the ten foot bronze sculpture was created inspired by the American West and specializing in bronze equestrian statues‚ portrays the famous Spanish painter Diego Velazquez who is riding a horse with his torso turned‚ is
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