Rubens, Velázquez, and the King of Spain

Name: Rubens, Velázquez, and the King of Spain
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Rubens, Velzquez, and the King of SpainAuthor(s): Aneta Georgievska-Shine, Larry Silver\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138251649, 978-1138251649\nSynopsis\nThis study provides a new analysis of the pictorial ensemble of the Torre de la Parada, the hunting lodge of King Philip IV of Spain. Created in the late 1630s by a group of artists led by Peter Paul Rubens, this cycle of mythological imagery and hunting scenes was completed by Diego Velzquez. Despite the lack of a written program, surviving works provide eloquent testimony of several basic themes that embody Neostoic ideals of self-restraint and prudent governance. While Rubens set the moral tone through his serio-comic Ovidian narratives, Velzquez added an important grace note with his portraits of ancient philosophers, and royals and fools of the court. This study is the first to consider in depth their joint artistic contributions and shared ambition. T.