the Baroque movement in the 17th century and Impressionism in the 19th century were significant in the history of art. Some of the well known artists of the Baroque were Caravaggio‚ Rubens‚ Rembrandt and Velazquez. From the Impressionist period were Monet‚ Renoir‚ Cezanne and Degas. Velazquez was a Spanish artist and was one of the most important artists of the Spanish Golden Age. His works of art primarily took place in during the contemporary Baroque period during the 17th century. He was known
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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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meninas by Picasso and Velázquez are two great pieces of art. The original one by Diego Velázquez was made in 1656 and Pablo Picasso made his rendition of Velázquez art in 1957. They also represent some same and different aspects that mean many things.The two pictures are similar in many ways. They both have the same name and were painted by famous people. The two pictures were also about a princess and had one in the picture. They also portray a meaning through art. Velázquez portrayed that there
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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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a stranger in Florence so go away! Is the words that Eleanor of Toledo (1522-1562) might have heard when she arrived in Florence in 1539. The famous image of Eleanor with her son Giovanni is considered a famous portrait today that was created by Bronzino in 1545. Historians debate whether the portrait illustrates her status and the fact she gave birth to many children. Yet‚ Eleanor brought important family connections from the Spanish which expanded the Medici power. She became a patron through her
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I think there are several similarities and differences in Velazquez and Picasso’s works. One difference is that in Picasso’s more colorful version he only portrays the princess. In Velazquez’s more broad viewed version he portrays everyone from the princess down to the lowly servants perfecting the princess in every way imaginable. I think this adds a lot of sympathy for Velazquez’s piece because most people can relate to working for an ungrateful boss. One of the similarities between Velazquez’s
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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 evident
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Diego Velázquez and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn are two of the forefront artists of the Baroque period‚ Velazquez a catholic and Rembrandt a protestant. Looking at Velazquez’s Self Portrait (c 1640) and Rembrandt’s Self Portrait at the Age of 34 (1640) you can see their similarities in honesty‚ chiaroscuro‚ and naturalism. Both works have such an honesty sincerity in the expression of brushwork and detail. Each has a masterful execution of chiaroscuro‚ but Velazquez’s Self Portrait takes it a
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impose stasis on history‚ freezing together the ancient past with living memories. It is a practice as much shamanic as artistic‚ one related to the concept of Aztec duality and addressed in other terms as well. Two immediate similarities to the Velazquez painting
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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‚ Velázquez chose
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