Diego Velázquez

was oil on canvas painting created in 1656 by Diego Velázquez who was the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. The Spanish Golden Age was a period in time that took place in the early 16th century to the late 17th century, in which Spanish art and literature embellished at the same time as the political rise of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. Diego was born in 1599 in Seville Spain and died at 61 years old on August 6, 1660 in Madrid, Spain. Diego painted many portraits of the Spanish royal family

Art isn’t just a picture, it isn't just another painting. It’s hope. It’s sorrow. It’s love. It’s entertainment. It’s expression, and a story. Art can do more than just flash us a pretty smile. Art is like a mother's embrace. It can help us heal from tragic times, it can make us laugh again, it can bring out that smile that shines the brightest. It Helps us see things from other perspectives and grow as humans.     One major theme we see through different art pieces is war and peace. One example

Page 1 of 2 ZOOM Las meninas EssayDiego Velazquez and Pablo Picasso were both great artists. Velazquez created a beautiful painting called “Las meninas”. Which means the lady in waiting. He created this painting in the year 1656. Then three centuries later, 1957,Pablo Picasso created recreations of this painting. He recreated it 58 times, but in his version cubism. There are many similarities and differences in these two paintings. There are very few similar things in the painting that

This work of art measures about 42 inches x 52 1/2 inches (“Venus and Adonis; Titian...”). The art was created using oil paint, a medium composed of pigments and varying types of vegetable oils, such as poppy, bear-seed, walnut, and linseed oils (Frank 122). The painting was done on stretched canvas, and thus it gives the painting a slight textured quality. The technique in which Titian painted this work accounts for the soft appearance of the colors. It can be observed that the paint is very well

Page 1 of 2 ZOOM By Alyssa WagnerDiego Velázquez and Pablo Picasso both created a work of art called “Las Meninas.” Velázquez created this painting for the royal family of Spain. Picasso created 58 interpretations of “Las Meninas,” but each in their own unique way. He may have borrowed Velázquez’s idea, but he created his own, very original, works of art around that idea. Now, the 58 pieces stand in a museum in Spain, where they are displayed to be gazed upon and to be appreciated by

Page 1 of 2 ZOOM Las Meninas EssayLas Meninas is a painting painted by Velazquez. This painting contains of a princess, attendants, Velazquez, a dog, and a paintbrush that shows he was painting what was going on. This painting is supposed to focus on the princess, but the title means the attendants. Another painting was painted by Picasso. Picasso made it different but the same in many different ways. Both of the paintings have something to say in different ways. Picasso’s painting focused

Francisco Goya , in addition to being the father of modern painting, had a unique talent that so many in Spain simply call, “duende.” As a young man Goya was raised by his parents mostly in Zaragosa Spain. He was encouraged to pursue his talents to paint in local schools and churches although his father was a simple artisan. After many years of training and finally being admitted to the Spanish Royal Academy, Goya became a Spanish court painter. During this time and after he would travel throughout

In Voluptas Mors is a black and white photograph by Salvador Dali, made in collaboration with photographer Philippe Halsman. The photograph is an optical illusion, where the viewer initially sees a skull but upon closer inspection we see that the skull is made up of seven female nudes. Dali is experimenting with the psychological aspects of death and desire. The image of the skull symbolizes mortality and the female nudes symbolize man’s pursuit of sensual pleasure. In Voluptas Mors is a highly

The difference between the style of Diego Velázquez's and Pablo Picasso, is like night and day. Diego Velázquez's created the work of art “Les Meninas” in attempts to achieve naturalism by using extreme details and accuracy within his portraits and the environment. In contrast to Pablo Picasso’s who created “The Maid of Honor”, which is an abstract depiction of “Les Meninas.” Picasso did not attempt to represent reality, instead he used shapes, color, and forms in his paintings to convey the underlying

Las Meninas RLR Jonathon Brown uses more of a historical approach to Las Meninas and reflects on the artist intentions instead of the painting itself. He of course describes the Characters and tells the reader that Antonio Palomino could identify pretty much all the characters since 1724. He says the foreground the child Margarita Maria, Next to her are two maids of honor, or the meninas. One meninan is Maria Agustina Sarmiento, who is giving a glass of water to the princess. The other maid is Isabel