Discusses the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez and explores the mysteries presented by his paintings. This title features essays that looks at the changing relationship between Velazquez and his patron Philip IV. It also explores the problem of attributions and the related issue of Velazquez's innovative technique.
Jonathan Brown is the Carroll and Milton Petrie Professor of Fine Arts at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. He is the author of the standard biography on Velázquez, Velázquez, Painter and Courtier.