Diego Velazquez (1599-1660) is one of the greatest painters the world has ever known. His portraits render not only the subjects physical appearence but their very nature. Centuries after they have died, one can still feel these people breathing from the canvas... I will never forget the calculating glare of Pope Innocent X... The light would change and skin would go goosepimply.
The paintings of Diego Velazquez are flesh and blood!
If you love his work or want to know more about it, this is a group for you!
(read less)Diego Velazquez (1599-1660) is one of the greatest painters the world has ever known. His portraits render not only the subjects physical appearence but their very nature. Centuries after they have died, one can still feel these people breathing from the canvas... I will never forget the calculating glare of Pope Innocent X... The light would change and skin would go goosepimply.
The paintings of Diego Velazquez are flesh and blood!
If you love his work or want to know more about it, this is a...
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