España By Valerie, Keagan, Alice, Kaley, Neelav, and Athena

Francisco Pacheco Teacher of Velazquez. Considered a run-of-the-mill painter, but still skilled in realism. Worked for the Spanish Inquisition!

Last Judgment, oil on canvas, 3.4 m x 2.36 m, 1614

Velazquez-Background Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez was the leading court artist to Philip IV of Spain. He was an innovative portraitist of the Baroque period, and exerted influence upon realistic and impressionistic painters such as Manet.

Self-portrait, oil on canvas, 17.7" x 15", 1640

Velazquez Velazquez did primarily portraits, throughout several periods of his artistic career. When he first began painting in Seville, he painted religious subjects as well as bodegones, genre paintings depicting bowls and jars.

Adoration of the Magi, oil on canvas, 80" x 49.8", 1619

The Waterseller of Seville, oil on canvas, 41" x 31",

Old Woman Frying Eggs, oil on canvas, 105 cm x 119, 1618

The Lunch, oil on canvas, 50" x 47", 1617

Madrid In 1622, Velazquez moved to Madrid, where he would remain for the rest of his life. He became the court painter of Philip IV; the court would commission many paintings from him.

Philip IV in Brown and Silver, oil on canvas, 78" x 44", 1632

The Triumph of Bacchus / Los Borrachos, oil on canvas, 65" x 89",

Later Portraiture After a visit to Italy, Velázquez returned to Madrid, where he completed a number of portraits. The remainder of his career showed a marked development in his style. Additionally, he represented some religious themes later in his life.

Equestrian Portrait of Prince Balthasar Charles, oil on canvas, 82" x 68",

Portrait of Pope Innocent X, oil on canvas, 140 cm x 120 cm, 1650

Portraits for the Spanish Court

Christ Crucified, oil on canvas, 98" x 67", 1632

The Surrender of Breda, oil on canvas, 121" x 144", 1635

Las Meninas, oil on canvas, 125" x 109",

Storytime! St James: One of the first apostles to join Jesus. Witnessed the transfiguration. Brought Christianity to the Celts Santiago De Compostela supposedly contains the remains of Saint James Santiago = Saint James Compostela = burial ground

More Storytime! St James was the patron saint of Spain. Supporters of St Teresa, St Michael, St Joseph and pals wanted Spain to switch patron saints. The archbishop and other people in Santiago De Compostela needed to reassert power and revitalize the amount of yearly pilgrimages to the city. “Way of Saint James” the most popular pilgrimage for Western European Catholics since the Middle Ages

The Cathedral of St. James Pilgrimage site to the burial site of St. James Fernando de Casas y Novoas was the last architect at the cathedral. Built the façade at the west end focused on a wall of glass, “the Mirror.” Free standing gable framing a statue of St. James.

Portico da Gloria Master Mateo Santiago di Compost ela 1211

Saint Luke as a Painter Before Christ on the Cross Oil on Canvas x83 cm Francisco Zurbarán

Agnus Dei Oil on Canvas, Between 1635 and 1640, 14 X 24 inches

X103 cm Oil on Canvas Saint Serapion

"Bodegon" is the Spanish term for still life. Bodegon con Cacharros

St. Francis by 42 in Oil on canvas

Jusepe de Ribera

Prometeo (Prometheus) " by 61" Oil on canvas

The Martyrdom of St. Philip 2.3 by 2.3 meters 1639 Oil on canvas

The Martyrdom of St. Philip

Apollo and Marsyas by 2.6 meters Oil on canvas

Saint Andrew by 1.2 meters Oil

Virgin and Child by.7 meters Oil