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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Velazquez’ Las Meninas is a masterpiece of Spanish Baroque painting‚ meaning irregular. It makes the statement of illusion versus reality. You would have to wonder though‚ if this painting revolves of the life of Velazquez‚ the artist who was an individualist painter of the Baroque‚ in the seventeenth century Counter-Reformation Spain‚ or is this a true family portrait of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana with their child. The portrait Las Meninas has always had questions that surrounded its meaning
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In the painting Las Meninas it displays Infanta Margarita‚ daughter of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana‚ as the center of the painting. You can see the King and Queens reflection in the mirror as if you are in there point of view. Surrounding the princess there are two maids on both sides of her‚ a dwarf‚ a dog‚ a little girl‚ two women off to the side behind the maid on the right‚ and a man in the background that looks like he is about to leave the room or is passing by. Velazquez is also in the
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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
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Boylston October 15‚ 2014 Historical Compare and Contrast Diego Velazquez and Peter Paul Rubens are two well-known painters who is famous for many of their artwork. Diego Velazquez has magnificent artwork; one of his masterpieces is Las Meninas “The Maid of Honor”. Peter Paul Rubens is also famous for numerous painting and his creative talent. “The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus‚” is one of his prized possessions. Diego Velazquez’s “Las Meninas” painting shows the viewer that there is something what
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The two artists‚ Picasso and Velazquez‚ both painted a painting called Las Meninas. They have some similarities and differences‚ but each artists were portraying something different. Also every painter has a motivation. They can be the same motivation or another motivation for an artwork. In Velazquez’s artwork‚ he was portraying the attendants doing hard work for the little princess. There were many more attendants in the painting than anyone else. Also he uses realism to show the real life of
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art works can be considered as masterpieces. Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez‚ a group portrait of the court of Spanish King Philip IV‚ is definately one of them. The painting represents Velazquez’s techniques‚ and is absolutely extraordinary and implies influences Velazques might has had. Also Velazquez had a deeper purpose in his mind when creating this masterpiece. He wanted to earn the title that can ensure him a high position in society. So‚ Velazquez had this desire for an aristocratic title greater
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One of Diego Velazquez’s last painting and maybe the greatest one‚ Las Meninas Spanish for “The Ladies in Waiting” is an oil on canvas baroque style painting which measures approximately 10’5”x 9’(318 x 276 cm)‚ currently displayed in The Museo del Prado in Madrid‚ Spain. Las Meninas was painted in 1656 in the Cuarto del Príncipe in the Royal Alcazar of Madrid‚ which is the room seen in the work. (Museo del Prado‚ Antonio Palomino.1724). The setting is one of the most credible spaces depicted
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Museum Report: Diego Rivera’s "La Siesta" On Tuesday‚ November 2‚ 2004 I attended the San Antonio Museum of Art. The painting that left the most lasting impression was Diego Rivera’s "La Siesta." The painting‚ a "snapshot" of indigenous Mexican life‚ had the biggest reaction because of my Mexican background. I also chose this painting because Diego Rivera was a Mexican artist. Diego Rivera went through many artistic phases during his life and in his later years‚ Rivera focused his art works on
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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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