. A short history of art . impalpable and buoyant,so that it seems to float by its own inherent lightness. Butthe quality of feeling expressed is rather emotional thanspiritual. Velasquez (1599-1660) The great representative of the school of Castile orMadrid is Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velasquez; de Silvabeing his fathers name; Velasquez, that of his mother, addedaccording to the Andalusian custom. He was born in Se-ville and studied with the painter Pacheco, whose daughterhe married. In 1622 Velasquez went to Madrid with an in-troduction to his fellow-townsman, Count-Duke Olivarez, whowas t
. A short history of art . impalpable and buoyant,so that it seems to float by its own inherent lightness. Butthe quality of feeling expressed is rather emotional thanspiritual. Velasquez (1599-1660) The great representative of the school of Castile orMadrid is Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velasquez; de Silvabeing his fathers name; Velasquez, that of his mother, addedaccording to the Andalusian custom. He was born in Se-ville and studied with the painter Pacheco, whose daughterhe married. In 1622 Velasquez went to Madrid with an in-troduction to his fellow-townsman, Count-Duke Olivarez, whowas the young kings minister. The following year Olivarezpresented Velasquez to Philip IV., and there began thefriendship between the sovereign and the artist which lasteduntil the latters death. During this period of nearly thirty-seven years Velasqueztwice visited Italy. The experience helped to broaden anddeepen his mind and taste, but otherwise left him untouchedby Italian influence. He remained staunch to the naturalistic. :; THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDSSpanish in character but Academic in treatment.
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