Description
The Baroque era was a watershed era for Spanish art. Several outstanding painters dominated the century, including Murillo, Zurbaran, Cano and Velazquez. Spanish painters of first rank stood with other European masters like Rembrandt, van Dyck and Rubens in portraying the court, genre and religious subjects so in demand. Not until Francisco Goya would another Spanish painter arise to match the artistry and influence of Diego Velazquez, court painter to King Philip IV of Spain. We will examine the range of Velazquez’s work: early genre subjects, religious paintings, mythology and court portraits.
