women disguised themselves and took part in the war. Women took part in almost every major battle that was fought. For example women fought in the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862. During this battle at least six women fought including confederate Loreta Velazquez who also took part in the battle at fort Donelson. Most of these women joined along side of a male relative or spouse. Women that were disguised typically remained undetected unless they became wounded or were killed. Some women were still able
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can be considered as masterpieces. Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez‚ a group portrait of the court of Spanish King Philip IV‚ is definately one of them. The painting represents Velazquez’s techniques‚ and is absolutely extraordinary and implies influences Velazques might has had. Also Velazquez had a deeper purpose in his mind when creating this masterpiece. He wanted to earn the title that can ensure him a high position in society. So‚ Velazquez had this desire for an aristocratic title greater than
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Following his first trip to Italy in 1630‚ Spanish Baroque artist Diego Velazquez completed his epic oil on canvas‚ Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan. Requested without commission by Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens‚ Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan depicts the moment when the god Apollo tells Vulcan that Venus‚ his wife‚ is having an affair with another god‚ Mars. Apollo has presumably entered Vulcan’s blacksmith workshop to bear the bad news amongst the other blacksmiths in the forge. The moment
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He was born in Seville in late spring 1599 ‚ Diego Velázquez Rodriguez de Seville. He was baptized in the church of san pedro on june 6 In the Spanish golden age Diego was one of the most important painters and the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV and He was kind of a lonely artist of the contemporary Baroque period.he painted different portraits for the Spanish royal families. ‚velazquez did a lot of paintings but he did a phenomenal paint which is Las Meninas (1656). And this is what
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get’s to Diego Velázquez’s home (the nephew). Juan feels better here‚ Velázquez is a kind master to him. Juan helps Velázquez make his paints and stretch his canvases. Juan travels with Velázquez to different
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art history‚ and can take many forms. Whether it be a landscape or a historical scene‚ paintings serve as a window into the age in which they were painting‚ giving the modern viewer a glimpse into the intrepid world of the baroque period. Diego Velazquez provides us with such a glimpse with his Portrait of Juan de Pareja‚ currently residing in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Velazquez’s use of tenebrism and other elements in his portrait illustrating just some of the
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Seminar Paper: Velazquez Portrait of Philip IV at Fraga 1644 Philip IV at Fraga was painted in 1644 during his Argonese campaign to take back the city of Lerida from the French. It was painted by the Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez who was Philip’s court painter who accompanied him to Fraga. Velázquez used oil paint on canvass to create an impressionist portrait depicting Philip IV in his military uniform holding his sword and baton of command. It can now be located in The Frick Collection
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remained in Cuba as second in command to Velazquez. After about 7 years‚ Hernan became once again restless. Around that same time‚ there had been some reports about Yucatan Peninsula. He thought it would be the perfect opportunity he has been waiting for. Velazquez helped fund for the expedition for Cortes‚ and within a few months‚ Cortes had 11 ships‚ 508 fighting men‚ 100 sailors‚ 200 indigenous slaves‚ and 16 horses. But‚ as Cortes began to set sail‚ Velazquez quickly arrived and tried to cancel
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Diego Velazquez painted a piece of work that was admired by art lovers all over the world (Brown & Velázquez‚ 2008). His painting “Las Meninas”‚ translated to simply mean maids of honor is a painting that gives the viewers a glimpse into the lives of the royal family. Velazquez had worked closely with the royal family at the court of Philip IV. This was the center of power during the time of the artist worked on his painting (Stratton-Pruitt‚ 2003). The painting was hailed by many as a masterpiece
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Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was born circa June 6 1599 in Seville‚ Spain (Biography.com). Due to the fact that he was born in 16 century Spain‚ he was born into the Habsburg time period if Spain (enforex.com). His parents were well do citizens of the town‚ and his father could claim noble descent by the Silva family (Troutman 7). He is regarded by the Metropolitan Museum of Art as‚ “the most admired—perhaps the greatest—European painter who ever lived.” He is most known for “capturing the
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