by Santiago Alcolea Gil · FisicalBook · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422675563
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«Velázquez: La esencia del tiempo» is the illustrated essay on the work of the painter Diego Velázquez written by Santiago Alcolea Gil, published by Círculo de Lectores in 1999 in hardcover (223 pages, in Spanish).
The book analyzes Velázquez's career (1599-1660) as a constant investigation of the relationship between painting and nature, with a brushstroke that gains prominence until achieving an unprecedented physical and psychological naturalism. It offers a broad overview of his life and work, and recalls how he was rediscovered from the 19th century: the founding of the Museo del Prado, the influence on Goya and the admiration of Manet, who called him «pintor de pintores».
Commemorative edition of the fourth centenary of the painter's birth (1599-1999). The book is profusely illustrated with color plates of the artist's works, many of them fold-out, in a 33 x 25 cm format.
For readers interested in Spanish Baroque art and the history of European painting, as well as for admirers of the Golden Age who want a global view of the Sevillian master.
