Painting of the Spanish artist Diego Velasquez “Sibyl”. The size of the portrait is 62 x 50 cm, canvas, oil. Sibyls, legendary prophetesses, wandering prophetesses, mentioned by ancient authors; there

In the Holy Scripture, nothing is said about the fact that after ascension to heaven, Mary was crowned. Nevertheless, from the 12th century a tradition appeared and became very popular

Philip IV – son and successor of King Philip III of Spain, came to the throne at the age of 16. Like his father, he had neither the hunt nor

Painting of the Spanish painter Diego Velasquez “Arachne”. The size of the picture is 64 x 58 cm, canvas, oil. Arachne, in Greek mythology and according to Ovid’s Metamorphoses, a

Painting of the Spanish painter Diego Velasquez “Innkeeper.” The size of the picture is 100 x 122 cm, canvas, oil. The painting of the Sevil painter Velasquez from the cycle

Painting of the painter of Seville, Diego Velasquez, “Triumph of Bacchus”. The size of the painting is 165 x 225 cm, canvas, oil. The painting of the Spanish artist Velazquez

Spanish artist Diego Velasquez was born and raised in Seville. His first works – to them belongs and the Hermitage “Breakfast” – are written in this city. Spanish art has

The canvas can be divided into two parts. In the foreground, the weavers conduct their quiet work, and on the second they depict the result of their activity – a

The painting is a famous creation of artist Diego Velasquez. Some recognize this reproduction called “Family of Philip IV». At the “Las Meninas” time can be seen in the Prado

The painting “Meninas” is a recognized masterpiece of the artist. In describing the works of Velasquez, it was called “The Royal Family”, “The Family of Felipp IV”. The modern name

Creation Diego Velazquez is the pinnacle of Spanish painting of the XVII century. He was a court painter of King Philip IV. The master created the presented portrait of his

Painting of the Seville artist Diego Velasquez “Portrait of King Philip IV of Spain in the Shell”. The size of the portrait is 58 x 45 cm, canvas, oil. Philip

The plot of Roman mythology. Jupiter was in despair – for a long time he could not talk to his beloved Io, nor return her human form. Then he asked

Painting of the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez “Bloody Joseph’s cloak bring Jacob.” The size of the picture is 223 x 250 cm, canvas, oil. Joseph, in the Bible – the

Painting of the Spanish painter Diego Velasquez “Infanta Maria Anna, Queen of Hungary.” The size of the portrait is 60 x 46 cm, canvas, oil. Infant, Infanta – in Spain

The large figures in the foreground of this canvas, made around 1618, as well as the still life on the kitchen table are very typical for the style of the

Working at the court of Philip IV, Velasquez repeatedly wrote portraits of the king and his family members. Not once posed for him and the chief minister of the court,

For a long time this picture was called “Pryakhi” or “The Tapestry Factory of Santa Isabel in Madrid”. However, in 1948, Diego Angulo Iniguez pointed out the connection between the

An indispensable attribute of the court of Philip IV – as, indeed, any royal court of medieval Europe – there were clowns and dwarfs, who were kept here for fun.

The presented work is the only picture of Diego Velasquez, on which a nude female figure is depicted. This is due to the sharply negative attitude of the Spanish church

The painting is a story from Greek-Roman mythology. Apollo came to Vulcan, god and blacksmith affairs, to report that his wife, the beautiful Venus, was untrue to Vulcan. I must