Velázquez's 'Las Meninas' (Masterpieces of Western Painting) [Hardcover]

Suzanne L. Stratton-Pruitt (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Masterpieces of Western Painting | Publication Date: November 25, 2002

Velázquez's 1656 masterpiece Las Meninas has inspired an avalanche of published attention since it was first placed on public view in the Museo del Prado in 1819. The essays in this volume survey the responses to the painting in the nineteenth century, when Velázquez's fame outside Spain peaked. They include introductions to interpretations of Las Meninas by twentieth-century art historians, critics, philosophers, and art theorists, as well as the modern appropriation of the work by Picasso.

Editorial Reviews

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"Essential..to any library on Hispanic art." CAA Reviews

"... contributes significantly to an understanding of the roles of Velazquez and his most celebrated work in modern artistic discourse." Seventeenth-Century News

"...a 'must-read'." The Art Book

Book Description

Velázquez's, 1656 masterpiece, Las Meninas has inspired an avalanche of published attention since it was first placed on public view in the Museo del Prado in 1819. The essays in this volume offer a survey of the responses to the painting in the nineteenth century, when Velázquez's fame outside Spain peaked, as well as introductions to the interpretations of Las Meninas by twentieth-century art historians, critics, philosophers, and art theorists. Attention is also given to the modern appropriation of the work by Pablo Picasso and artists working today.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 236 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (November 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521800579
• ISBN-13: 978-0521800570
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,961,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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