The Art of Velasquez

An excellent, detailed and illustrated biography of Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, 1599-1660, whose artworks adorn the museums and palaces worldwide. "Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, the most admired—perhaps the greatest—European painter who ever lived, possessed a miraculous gift for conveying a sense of truth. He gave the best of his talents to painting portraits, which capture the appearance of reality through the seemingly effortless handling of sensuous paint. Because most of V