Velázquez. the Complete Works - by José López-Rey & Odile Delenda (Hardcover)

About the Book

For so many champions of art history, the ultimate sounding board was--and remains--Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez. This monograph presents his complete works in beautiful reproductions, including enlarged details and photography of recently restored paintings.

Book Synopsis

Manet called him "the greatest painter of all." Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece Las Meninas 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, the ultimate sounding board was--and remains--Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599-1660).

This monograph edition brings together Velázquez's complete works with a selection of enlarged details and photography of recently restored paintings, achieved through the joint initiative of TASCHEN and the Wildenstein Institute. The dazzling images are accompanied by insightful commentary from José López-Rey on Velázquez's interest in human life and his equal attention to all subjects, from 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.

Review Quotes

"...a publication to seduce even those who might usually dismiss photographic reproductions of works."-- "The Financial Times"

"...the full breadth of the artist's output is a must-have."-- "artnet.com"

"This mighty volume scores in allowing us to get so much closer to his pictures than any of its predecessors ever have."-- "standard.co.uk"