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Pope Innocent X
Diego Velázquez (1599-1660, Spanish) - Portrait of Pope Innocent X, 1649-50, oil on canvas, 141x119 cm, Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy.
Portrait of Pope Innocent X is an oil on canvas portrait by the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez, executed during a trip to Italy around 1650. Many artists and art critics consider it the finest portrait ever created. It is housed in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj in Rome. A smaller version is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and a study is on display at Apsley House in London.The painting is noted for its realism as an unflinching portrait of a highly intelligent, shrewd, and aging man. He is dressed in linen vestments, and the quality of the work is evident in the rich reds of his upper clothing, head-dress, and the hanging curtains.
The pope, born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, was initially wary of sitting for Velázquez, but relented after he was shown reproductions of portraits by the artist. A contributing factor for this large advancement in the painter's career was that he had already depicted a number of members of Pamphilj's inner court. The pope, however, remained cautious, and the painting was initially displayed only to his immediate family, and was largely lost from public view through the 17th and 18th centuries.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Innocent_X
Diego Velazquez was born in Seville, Spain, in 1599. His artistic talent became evident when he was apprenticed to the artist Francisco Pacheco. He was very young, eighteen years old, when he married Pacheco's daughter and started to develop his own style which displayed a startling realism. Most of his early sketches orn paintings were naturalistic still life compositions. In 1622, he moved to Madrid and became the official painter at the court of King Philip IV. These were fertile years when he produced his finest paintings. At the royal court, he happily dedicated himself to portraiture, his speciality, as well as group portraits and religious paintings. He made two trips to Italy to study the High Renaissance artists.
He died in 1660 of a fever and was buried in the church of San Juan. Unfortunately, the church was destroyed by Napoleon's troops in 1811, and the location of the grave is lost.
Velazquez produced a total of 244 paintings, many of which can be admired in museums and galleries in Europe and USA. The El Prado Museum in Madrid has the lion's share of Velazquez paintings while many are on display in diverse London galleries.
His earliest works are group compositions such as "The Water-seller of Seville" of 1618 and "Adoration of the Magi", 1619. In Madrid, he painted many formal portraits in his role of court painter, including portraits of King Philip IV in 1628. A trip to Italy in 1629 inspired two large paintings: "Joseph's Tunic" and "The Forge of Vulcan", both painted in 1630. Many other portraits followed, including more of the king. In 1634-1635 he produced a series of beautiful, dynamic, prancing equestrian paintings. His famous self-portrait dates from 1640, the same year as the Michelangelo-inspired "Mars Resting". A second trip to Italy inspired more portraits in 1650, including the compelling painting of Pope Innocent X. In his later royal court years, 1650-1660, he painted several pictures of royal ladies: Mariana of Austria, the queen of Spain, and of the Infanta Margarita, as well as "Las Meninas" and the equally famous "The Spinners".
Baroque art flourished roughly between 1600 and 1750 and Velazquez was one of the main exponents of this highly dramatic artistic style. Indeed, a sense of drama and an emotional response in the viewer were the main aims of Baroque art. Other notable painters of around this time included Da Vinci and Michelangelo from the Renaissance, plus Caravaggio, who was closer to the time of Velazquez.
www.diegovelazquez.net/paintings/
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Portretul lui Inocențiu al X-lea este un tablou al pictorului baroc spaniol Diego Velázquez, realizat în 1650, în timpul unei călătorii în Italia. Mulți artiști și critici de artă îl consideră ca fiind cel mai bun portret creat vreodată. Este găzduit în Galleria Doria Pamphilj din Roma. O versiune mai mică se află în Metropolitan Museum of Art din New York, iar un studiu este expus la Apsley House din Londra.Tabloul este remarcat pentru realismul său, prin faptul că este un portret al unui bărbat extrem de inteligent, ager, dar îmbătrânit. Este îmbrăcat în veșminte din in, iar calitatea lucrării este evidențiată în culoare roșie ai îmbrăcămintei și a perdelelor din fundal.
Papa, născut Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, s-a ferit inițial în a-i permite lui Velázquez să îi realizeze portretul, dar a fost de acord după ce i s-au prezentat reproduceri ale altor opere-portret realizate de Velázquez. Un factor care a contribuit la această mare evoluție în cariera pictorului a fost faptul că el a realizat portretul câtorva membri ai curții familiei Pamphilj. Cu toate acestea, papa a rămas prudent și precaut, iar tabloul a fost prezentat inițial doar rudelor apropiate și nu a fost prezentat publicului mare parte din secolele al XVII-lea și al XVIII-lea. Pergamentul ținut de papă conține semnătura lui Velázquez. (wiki)
Pope Innocent X
Diego Velázquez (1599-1660, Spanish) - Portrait of Pope Innocent X, 1649-50, oil on canvas, 141x119 cm, Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy.
Portrait of Pope Innocent X is an oil on canvas portrait by the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez, executed during a trip to Italy around 1650. Many artists and art critics consider it the finest portrait ever created. It is housed in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj in Rome. A smaller version is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and a study is on display at Apsley House in London.The painting is noted for its realism as an unflinching portrait of a highly intelligent, shrewd, and aging man. He is dressed in linen vestments, and the quality of the work is evident in the rich reds of his upper clothing, head-dress, and the hanging curtains.
The pope, born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, was initially wary of sitting for Velázquez, but relented after he was shown reproductions of portraits by the artist. A contributing factor for this large advancement in the painter's career was that he had already depicted a number of members of Pamphilj's inner court. The pope, however, remained cautious, and the painting was initially displayed only to his immediate family, and was largely lost from public view through the 17th and 18th centuries.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Innocent_X
Diego Velazquez was born in Seville, Spain, in 1599. His artistic talent became evident when he was apprenticed to the artist Francisco Pacheco. He was very young, eighteen years old, when he married Pacheco's daughter and started to develop his own style which displayed a startling realism. Most of his early sketches orn paintings were naturalistic still life compositions. In 1622, he moved to Madrid and became the official painter at the court of King Philip IV. These were fertile years when he produced his finest paintings. At the royal court, he happily dedicated himself to portraiture, his speciality, as well as group portraits and religious paintings. He made two trips to Italy to study the High Renaissance artists.
He died in 1660 of a fever and was buried in the church of San Juan. Unfortunately, the church was destroyed by Napoleon's troops in 1811, and the location of the grave is lost.
Velazquez produced a total of 244 paintings, many of which can be admired in museums and galleries in Europe and USA. The El Prado Museum in Madrid has the lion's share of Velazquez paintings while many are on display in diverse London galleries.
His earliest works are group compositions such as "The Water-seller of Seville" of 1618 and "Adoration of the Magi", 1619. In Madrid, he painted many formal portraits in his role of court painter, including portraits of King Philip IV in 1628. A trip to Italy in 1629 inspired two large paintings: "Joseph's Tunic" and "The Forge of Vulcan", both painted in 1630. Many other portraits followed, including more of the king. In 1634-1635 he produced a series of beautiful, dynamic, prancing equestrian paintings. His famous self-portrait dates from 1640, the same year as the Michelangelo-inspired "Mars Resting". A second trip to Italy inspired more portraits in 1650, including the compelling painting of Pope Innocent X. In his later royal court years, 1650-1660, he painted several pictures of royal ladies: Mariana of Austria, the queen of Spain, and of the Infanta Margarita, as well as "Las Meninas" and the equally famous "The Spinners".
Baroque art flourished roughly between 1600 and 1750 and Velazquez was one of the main exponents of this highly dramatic artistic style. Indeed, a sense of drama and an emotional response in the viewer were the main aims of Baroque art. Other notable painters of around this time included Da Vinci and Michelangelo from the Renaissance, plus Caravaggio, who was closer to the time of Velazquez.
www.diegovelazquez.net/paintings/
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Portretul lui Inocențiu al X-lea este un tablou al pictorului baroc spaniol Diego Velázquez, realizat în 1650, în timpul unei călătorii în Italia. Mulți artiști și critici de artă îl consideră ca fiind cel mai bun portret creat vreodată. Este găzduit în Galleria Doria Pamphilj din Roma. O versiune mai mică se află în Metropolitan Museum of Art din New York, iar un studiu este expus la Apsley House din Londra.Tabloul este remarcat pentru realismul său, prin faptul că este un portret al unui bărbat extrem de inteligent, ager, dar îmbătrânit. Este îmbrăcat în veșminte din in, iar calitatea lucrării este evidențiată în culoare roșie ai îmbrăcămintei și a perdelelor din fundal.
Papa, născut Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, s-a ferit inițial în a-i permite lui Velázquez să îi realizeze portretul, dar a fost de acord după ce i s-au prezentat reproduceri ale altor opere-portret realizate de Velázquez. Un factor care a contribuit la această mare evoluție în cariera pictorului a fost faptul că el a realizat portretul câtorva membri ai curții familiei Pamphilj. Cu toate acestea, papa a rămas prudent și precaut, iar tabloul a fost prezentat inițial doar rudelor apropiate și nu a fost prezentat publicului mare parte din secolele al XVII-lea și al XVIII-lea. Pergamentul ținut de papă conține semnătura lui Velázquez. (wiki)