In this stimulating book, a leading authority on the Spanish master
Diego Velazquez discusses this enigmatic artist and explores the
mysteries presented by his paintings. The essays collected here,
written over the course of Jonathan Brown's distinguished career,
include some which are published in English for the first time and
one which has never before been published. Two themes unite them.
The first concerns the changing relationship between Velazquez and
his patron Philip IV, which provides a framework for Brown to
interpret the painter's career. The centerpiece of this
relationship is Velaquez's masterpiece, Las Meninas, and this
painting is the subject of two essays. The second theme is the
problem of attributions and the related issue of Velazquez's
innovative technique. Since Velazquez was not a prolific painter,
questions of authenticity become increasingly contentious. Brown
considers this matter in its widest dimensions and participates in
the debate about individual attributions. Distributed for the
Centro de Estudios Europa Hispanica
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