This is a portrait of Diego Velazquez, from his arrival at the court of King Philip IV of Spain, to his death 38 years and scores of paintings later. It is a portrait of a relationship that is not quite a friendship, between an artist and his subject. It is a portrait of a ruler, always on duty, and increasingly burdened by a life of public expectation and repeated private grief. And it is a portrait of a court collapsing under the weight of its own excess.
Unfolding through series of masterly set-pieces and glancing sketches, this is a novel of brilliance, imagination and sheer style -- about what is shown and what is seen, about art and life.
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- Authors:
- Sackville, Amy
- Year Published:
- 2018
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- Imprint:
- Granta Books
- ISBN:
- 9781783783908
- Number of Pages:
- 336
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publication Date:
- 05/04/2018
- Publisher:
- Granta Books
- SKU:
- 9781783783908