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Où sont les Ménines ?

Où sont les Ménines ?
La peinture Les Ménines est reconnue comme l’une des toiles les plus importantes de la peinture occidentale….Les Ménines.
Artiste | Diego Velázquez |
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Collection | Musée du Prado |
No d’inventaire | P001174 |
Localisation | Musée du Prado, palais du roi Philippe IV, Madrid (Espagne) |
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What is the style of Diego Velazquez's paintings?
- Velázquez’s paintings are refreshingly simple, direct, and frank both in tone and execution. Stylistically, then, Velázquez is closer to Caravaggio or an early Annibale Carracci than he is to more flamboyant artists like Rubens or Bernini.
How did Velazquez set himself apart from his contemporaries?
- Velázquez set himself apart from his contemporaries with his individual style and eye-catching portraits. During his career the Spanish artist created many portraits of the Spanish royal family, powerful European figures, and members of the lower class, as well as producing many genre paintings.
How did Rubens influence Velazquez's art?
- Rubens proved to be an enormous influence, particularly in suggesting that Velázquez make the pilgrimage to Italy which was inspirational in Velázquez’s later career. The 1630s were Velázquez’s most fruitful years, artistically speaking, and represent an intensification of Velázquez’s lust for glory, recognition and, most importantly, power.
When was Diego Velazquez born?
- Sevilla (Spain), 1599 – Madrid (Spain), 1660 Born in Seville, Velázquez adopted his mothers surname, as was common in Andalusia, signing “Diego Velázquez” or “Diego de Silva Velázquez ». He studied painting and worked professionally in his native city until he was twenty-four, then moved with his family to Madrid.