Transcript Chapter22-Curless Spain

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Zurbaran was also influenced by
Caravaggio and the Caravaggistic
style.
Saint Serapion, who participated in
the Third Crusade of 1196, was
martyred while preaching the Gospel
to Muslims. According to one account
of his martyrdom, the monk was tied
to a tree, tortured, and decapitated.
In this work, Zurbaran conveys the
fierce devotion of Catholic Spain
In the painting, two tree branches are
barely visible in the background. The
small note on the right identifies him
for the viewers.
Francisco de Zurbaran Saint Serapion, 1628.
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Created when he was only twenty years
old, this masterpiece impressively
displays the command that Velazquez
had for his craft. He rendered he figures
with clarity and dignity, and his use of
tenebrism shows an intense interest in
Caravaggio’s work.
The contrast of darks and lights, along
with the plebeian nature of the figures,
reveal the influence of Caravaggio,
whose work Velazquez had studied.
The artist present this genre scene
(one from everyday life) with such care
and conviction it seems to convey a
deeper significance.
Diego Velazquez
Water Carrier of Seville,
Wellington Museum, London 1619.
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Created when he was only twenty years
old, this masterpiece impressively
displays the command that Velazquez
had for his craft. He rendered he figures
with clarity and dignity, and his careful
depiction of the water jugs in the
foreground, complete with droplets of
water, adds to the scene’s credibility.
Diego Velazquez
Water Carrier of Seville,
Wellington Museum, London 1619.
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Also known as the Fraga Philip,
because it was painted in the town of
Fraga in Aragon. Such a designation
differentiates the many royal portraits
from one another.
Philip IV appears as a military leader,
arrayed in red and sliver campaign
dress. Because the king was not a
commanding presence and because
he had inherited the large Hapsburg
jaw (the result of dynastic inbreeding),
Velazquez had to find creative ways to
“ennoble” the monarch. He
succeeded by focusing attention on
the dazzling military regalia while not
idealizing Philips appearance.
Diego Velazquez
King Phillip IV of Spain
(Fraga Philip), 1644.
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Diego Velazquez
King Phillip IV of Spain,
1656.
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Carlos II (King Philip’s inbred son Charles, with a serious case of the Hapsburg Jaw)
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Diego Velazquez Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor), 1656.
Velazquez painted his greatest
masterpiece, Las Meninas, after he
returned to Spain. In it, Velazquez showed
his mastery of both form and content.
The painter repreented himself in his
studio standing before a large canvas, on
which he may be painting this very picture
or, perhaps, the portraits of King Philip IV
and Queen Mariana, whose reflections
appear in the mirror on the far wall.
The young Infanta (princess) Margarita
appears in the foreground with her two
maids-in-waiting, her favorite dwarfs, and a
large dog. Velazquez extended the
pictorial depth of his composition in both
directions. The open doorway and its
ascending staircase lead the eye beyond
the artist’s studio, and the mirror device
and the outward glances of several of the
figures incorporate the viewer’s space into
the picture as well.
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Diego Velazquez
detail of the artists, Las Meninas
(The Maids of Honor)
1656
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Diego Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656. SPANISH BAROQUE
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Pablo Picasso, Las Meninas, 1957.
TOP 10
Greatest Paintings
of all time…
According to art experts at Illustrated London News, 1985.
Rembrandt van Rijn
Return of the Prodigal Son
1669
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10
Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937. CUBISM
9
Matthias Grunewald, Isenheim Altarpiece, 1515. HIGH GERM RENAISSANCE
8
Giotto, The Lamentation, 1305. LATE GOTHIC
7
El Greco
Burial of Count Orgaz
1586
HIGH SPANISH
RENAISSANCE /
MANNERISM
6
Piero Della Francesca
Resurrection
1463
EARLY ITALIAN
RENAISSANCE
5
Botticelli, La Primavera, 1482. EARLY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
4
Giorgione
The Tempest
1508
HIGH ITALIAN
RENAISSANCE
3
Jan Vermeer, View of Delft, c1661. DUTCH BAROQUE
2
Diego Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656. SPANISH BAROQUE
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Peter Paul Rubens
Anthony Van Dyck
Jan Brueghel
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Peter Paul Rubens
Self-Portrait, c1623.
Paul Ruebens
a.k.a. Pee Wee Herman
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Peter Paul Rubens, Raising of the Cross, 1609-1610. FLEMISH BAROQUE
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Peter Paul Rubens, Decent From the Cross, 1611-1612.
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Peter Paul Rubens, Erection of the Cross, 1609-1610. FLEMISH BAROQUE
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Peter Paul Rubens.
St. Sebastian. c.1618,
Oil on canvas.
Andrea Mantegna,
St. Sebastian. c.1480.
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Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens.
Allegory of Sight (Part of the Five Senses series). c. 1618.
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Peter Paul Rubens, The Judgement of Paris, c1636.
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Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of Marie d’Medici, 1622.
The Marie de' Medici Cycle is a series of 21 paintings
by Peter Paul Rubens commissioned by Marie de'
Medici, wife of Henry IV of France, for the Luxembourg
Palace in Paris. Rubens received the commission in
the autumn of 1621. Twenty-one of the paintings depict
Marie's own struggles and triumphs in life. The
remaining three are portraits of herself and her parents.
The paintings now hang in the Louvre in Paris.
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Peter Paul Rubens,
Marie Arrives At Marseilles,
1622-1625.
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Peter Paul Rubens, Marie Arrives At Marseilles, 1622-1625.
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Peter Paul Rubens,
Henry IV Receiving the Portrait
of Marie d’Medici, 1621-1625.
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Peter Paul Rubens, The Marie d’Medici Cycle, 1622.
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Anthony Van Dyck, Self-Portrait with Sunflower.
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Anthony Van Dyck,
Charles I at the Hunt, 1635.
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