Late Paintings of Velazquez - Theorizing Painterly Performance

This study argues that Diego Velázquez painted two of his most famous works, The Spinners and Las Meninas, as theoretically informed manifestos of painterly brushwork. Knox presents a Velázquez who was much more aware of the art theory of his era than previously acknowledged, leading to his new interpretation of these works as representing together a polemically charged celebration of the "handedness" of painting.

List of contents

Contents: Introduction; Critical responses to painterly painting; An allegory of painterly painting; The Spinners and the triumph of Venice; The Spinners: a witty critique; Las Meninas: social and structural perspectives; Las Meninas: painterly polemics; Select bibliography: Index.

About the author

Giles Knox is an Assistant Professor in the Department of the History of Art, Indiana University, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Giles Knox
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781138274648
• ISBN: 978-1-138-27464-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Visual Culture in Early Modernity
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries