I, Juan de Pareja Chapter 5 A look at the artists and the art mentioned in this chapter
Velazquez, Lady with a Fan, 1635 Elizabeth Borton de Treviño, author of I, Juan de Pareja, suggests that this might be Paquita with the little red flower. She would have been 16 in 1635.
Diego Velazquez Juan’s master He is chosen to be the court painter for King Philip IV He paints honestly “Art should be Truth; and Truth unadorned, unsentimentalized, is Beauty.” p. 63 “Art is Truth, and to serve Art, I will never deceive.” p. 63
Philip IV in Armour Oil on canvas. http://www.abcgallery.com/V/velazquez/velazquez21.html
Peter Paul Rubens Many claimed that he was the best painter in all of Europe during his lifetime Rubens was known for his flesh tones and nude paintings The Spanish did not use nude models to pose for painters He came to visit the King of Spain Diego Velazquez was told to show him around
Self Portrait http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rubens/rubens.selfportrait.jpg
St. George Slaying the Dragon Pen with brown ink and brown wash http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rubens/dragon.jpg
Return of the Peasants from the Fields Oil on panel http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rubens/rubens_peasants.jpg.html
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http://artblogbybob. blogspot. com/2009/06/am-i-not-man-and-brother http://artblogbybob.blogspot.com/2009/06/am-i-not-man-and-brother.html Painted by Velasquez in 1650.
Artist Diego Velázquez Year 1656 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 318 cm × 276 cm (125.2 in × 108.7 in) Location Museo del Prado, Madrid