Paris exhibit showcases Picasso's masters Oct 7, 2008
A visitor looks at Diego Velazquez' 1644 oil on canvas "Portrait du nain Sebastian de Morra", center, framed by Pablo Picasso's 1969 oil on canvas "Le nain", right, and Picasso's 1969 oil on canvas "Adolescent" exhibited at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, Monday. Associated Press photo. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Adversity brings success and $18K Oct 3, 2008
The work echoes a famous self-portrait by the 17th-century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez, but where Velazquez surrounded his likeness with members of the Spanish court, Rae is alone but for her dog, Tilly. "Part of the reason I made everyone else from Velazquez's painting leave the room was because I had a sense of my own solitude. Tilly sits around the studio a lot, but apart from that it's a very solitary space," she said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Art appreciation begins with an open mind Aug 24, 2008
But in the end, there's only one "Don Balthasar Carlos With a Dwarf" by Diego Velazquez (it's in the Museum of Fine Arts) and only one "Young Woman Reclining in Spanish Costume" by Edouard Manet (it's in the Yale University Art Gallery). If you want to see them, and get to know them, you have to go there. (Boston Globe)
Subjects of Spanish Paintings Jun 15, 2008
Q. What is Justin of Nassau in Diego Velazquez s Surrender of Breda (c ... The depiction of his surrender has been made famous in by Spanish master Diego Velazquez (1599-1660). (Suite101.com)
Phillies artist uses baseball as a canvas May 13, 2008
Working primarily in oils, watercolors, acrylics and gouache, Perez says he uses the techniques he learned and emulated from his main influences -- John Singer Sargent and Diego Velazquez among them -- to try to do more than just paint a picture that looks like a photograph. "It's all about how you make shadow tones, highlight, skin tones, middle tones, like shadows on a piece of fabric," Perez says. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
'El Greco to Velazquez' uses masters to frame unsung artists Apr 20, 2008
In Spanish art history, the time of Philip III's reign has also been largely ignored - written off as the period between El Greco (the Greek-born Domenikos Theotokopoulos) and Diego Velazquez, two pivotal masters of Spanish painting. El Greco died in his 70s in 1614, when Velazquez, born in 1599, was still a pup. (Boston Globe)
* [ART JOURNAL] Unlucky 13 Jan 31, 2008
The Rokeby Venus by Spanish artist Diego Velazquez ... DIEGO VELAZQUEZ GETS SLASHED. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
In Which World Gallery Nov 12, 2007
The Waterseller of Seville by Diego Velazquez. This (1618), depicting a waterseller which was a common trade for the lower classes in Velzquez's Seville, is believed to be Velazquez s greatest of his paintings of Seville. (Suite101.com)
CBS 2 At The Met: Salute To Brooke Astor Sep 24, 2007
One painting, "Juan de Pereja" by Diego Velazquez was one of the major acquisitions she helped make possible. The director says Mrs. Astor's style of philanthropy, set the bar high. (CBS New York, NY)
From Paris to Denver: Louvre art travels west Aug 15, 2007
Works in the October through January exhibition include pieces by Anthony van Dyck, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Nicolas Poussin, Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Diego Velazquez and Gianlorenzo Bemini. Slide show. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Richard Serra unveils models of the massive sculptures he'll be showing Mar 8, 2007
The retrospective aims to highlight the "extraordinary invention and vision" of the artist "who has radicalized" and extended the definition of sculpture," MoMA said in a statement.Serra, 67, was born in San Francisco, studied literature at the University of California Santa Barbara and art at Yale University and in Europe.Serra said he was influenced by artists as varied as the Spanish painter Diego Velazquez, modernist sculptor Alberto Giacometti and downtown New York writers, musicians and... (North County Times)
Bruce Museum looks at contentious relationship between Chase, Henri Jan 21, 2007
The pair admired the works of 17th-century giants Diego Velazquez and Frans Hals and 19th-century painters Edouard Manet and James McNeill Whistler, who also were inspired by the old masters. Chase and Henri each created paintings revealing the influence of Velazquez and Hals. (Stamford Advocate)
