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| Verlag | Granta Books |
| Auflage | 2018 |
| Seiten | 336 |
| Format | 14,3 x 22,5 x 2,8 cm |
| Gewicht | 417 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1783783907 |
| EAN | 9781783783908 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78378390UA |
A novel of brilliance, imagination, intrigue and style -- about the painter Velazquez and his royal subject and benefactor, King Philip IV of Spain.
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.
