Martinez wrote the Discourses toward the end of his life as a
well-travelled professional artist who had studied and worked in
Italy and the major artistic and literary centres of Spain; his
ideas were especially enriched by his participation in the elevated
cultural life of his native Aragonese school. His discussions on
art offer anecdotal knowledge from his friendships with many of the
principal artists of Spain's Golden Age, including Diego Velazquez
and Alonso Cano, as well as writers and intellectuals of the
period. Martinez's text stands out for a nuanced humanism that is
rare in practical treatises. Along with his original ideas on
handling, pictorial aesthetics, and the vocation of painting, his
work has even more affinities with philosophical discourses than
with artists' practical instructional books. Zahira Veliz's
introduction and notes provide historical context and situate
Martinez's ideas in his rich cultural milieu.
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