Disclosure : This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Painter to the King

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.

Related Products:

The Bird King The King`s Evil The Painter of Signs King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV Six Tudor Queens: Anne Boleyn, A King`s Obsession: Six Tudor Queens 2 The Man Who Would be King: Selected Stories of Rudyard Kipling The Prince Who Would Be King: The Life and Death of Henry Stuart The Falafel King is Dead The Sea Painter`s World: The new marine art of Geoff Hunt, 2003-2010 The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt: Master Painter of the Naval World of Nelson and Patrick O`Brian King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia Baghdad Sketches – Journeys Through Iraq The Erl-King Lose Weight for Good: Full-flavour cooking for a low-calorie diet Men in My Situation Default ThumbnailThe Lion King The Painter of Shanghai Painter Of Silence Warrior of Rome II: King of Kings King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria Sd King Arthur The King`s Glass Enchantee Empire of the Great Mughals Scenes of London Life: From `Sketches by Boz` The Serpent King Henderson The Rain King The Sunshine Diet: Get Some Sunshine into Your Life, Lose Weight and Feel Amazing – Over 120 Delicious Recipes Unfolding Journeys – Following the Great Wall Lawrence – the Uncrowned King of Arabia I`m the King of the Castle Trekking the Kungsleden: The King`s Trail through Northern Sweden Stamboul Sketches: Encounters in Old Istanbul King of Thorns Grief is the Thing with Feathers Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace Weight Training for Cyclists The Chatelet Apprentice Time Lived, Without Its Flow