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Diego Velazquez Diego Velazquez, Andy Goldsworthy, Claes Oldenburg, Spanish Art, Hieronymus Bosch, Spanish Painters, Baroque Art, Rene Magritte, Spanish Artists

Velázquez was eighteen or nineteen when he painted this remarkable picture. It clearly demonstrates his flair for painting people and everyday objects directly from life. His fascination with contrasting materials and textures and the play of light and shadow on opaque and reflective surfaces resulted in brilliant passages of painting, especially the eggs cooking in hot oil and the varied domestic utensils. At the start of his career Velázquez painted a number of these kitchen or tavern…

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More Than Portraits: the paintings of Diego Velazquez 5 Sibyl and Spinners Velazquez Paintings, Bible Interpretation, Diego Velazquez, Landmarks Art, Baroque Painting, Baroque Art, The Royal Collection, National Gallery Of Art, Caravaggio

Late in Velázquez’s career, when his position at court was very close to King Philip IV, he painted two of his finest, most important, and most enigmatic works: Las Hilanderas (The Spinners), and Las

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