Description
This up to date catalog raisonné brings together Velázquez’s complete works, jaw-droppingly reproduced in extra-large format, with a choice of enlarged details and modern photography of recently restored paintings, achieved in the course of the joint initiative of TASCHEN and Wildenstein. The book’s dazzling images are accompanied by insightful observation 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, in addition to his commitment to color and light, which would influence the Impressionists over two centuries later.