Painter to the King
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Product Information
| ISBN | 9781783783922 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy Sackville |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.276 |
| Publishing Date | 04/04/2019 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €12.64 |
| Tax | €0.76 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €13.40 |
| Availability | 3 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
This is a portrait of Diego Velázquez, 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.