Velázquez, portraitist
About
Velázquez was painter to King Philip IV when Spain’s power neared its height in the mid-17th century. Considered one of the most perceptive portraitists in the history of art, he created austere regal images that influenced artists across Europe during his lifetime and for centuries to come.
In this talk, Daniel Sobrino Ralston, CEEH Associate Curator of Spanish Paintings, explores Velázquez’s inimitable portraiture, discussing 'Philip IV in Brown and Silver' (about 1631–32) and 'Philip IV of Spain' (about 1656), as well as the painter’s followers and legacy.
Your speaker
Daniel Sobrino Ralston is the CEEH Associate Curator of Spanish Paintings at the National Gallery. He has published and lectured widely on Spanish art from the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, contributing to After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art (2023) and Saint Francis of Assisi (2023). Previously, at the Meadows Museum, he curated Sorolla in the Studio (2019), a focused exhibition at that explored the painter’s working methods. He received his PhD from Columbia University.
Supported by
Supported by Elizabeth and Daniel Peltz OBE
Lunchtime talk
Velázquez, portraitist
Free
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