{"product_id":"velzazquez-the-complete-works-9783836550161","title":"Velázquez. the Complete Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eManet called him \"\u003cstrong\u003ethe greatest painter of all\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece \u003cem\u003eLas Meninas\u003c\/em\u003e that he painted 44 variations of it. Francis Bacon painted a study of his portrait of Pope Innocent X. Monet and Renoir, Corot and Courbet, Degas and Dalí...for so many champions of art history, \u003cstrong\u003ethe ultimate soundboard\u003c\/strong\u003e was--and remains--\u003cstrong\u003eDiego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez \u003c\/strong\u003e(1599-1660).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This updated catalog raisonné brings together Velázquez's complete works, jaw-droppingly reproduced in extra-large format, \u003cstrong\u003ewith a selection of enlarged details\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eand brand new photography of recently restored paintings, \u003c\/strong\u003eachieved through the joint initiative of TASCHEN and Wildenstein. The book's dazzling images are accompanied by insightful commentary from \u003cstrong\u003eJosé López-Rey \u003c\/strong\u003eon\u003cstrong\u003e Velázquez's interest in human life and his equal attention to all subjects, \u003c\/strong\u003efrom an old woman frying eggs to a pope or king, as well as his commitment to color and light, which would influence the Impressionists over two centuries later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author: Jose Lopez-Rey (1905-1991) taught Italian Renaissance at the University of Madrid and worked as an art advisor for the Spanish Ministry of Education. Before the end of the Spanish Civil War, he emigrated to the USA, where he resumed his teaching career at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York. In 1973 he was awarded emeritus status. Lopez-Rey was a corresponding member of the Hispanic Society of America and a consultant and contributor to several international art journals, including the Gazette des Beaux Arts\" and Art News.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806094000402,"sku":"9783836550161","price":219.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_504b4d44-f83a-4234-aa49-276bfc5a1744.jpg?v=1765975520","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/velzazquez-the-complete-works-9783836550161","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}