Summary Like no other, Diego Velázquez inspired generations of European artists. His life and work are closely bound to the court of King Philip IV, who appointed him as court painter and on whose orders he traveled through Italy. Ambitious courtier that he was, the Spaniard was a master of observation and visual manipulation. Didier Baussy-Oulianoff showcases his epoch-making portraits and genre paintings that reveal Velázquez's virtuosity in treating light, colour and sensuous characterisation. He also lifts Velázquez's secret of painting that helped him become the "painter of painters". View more details
Directed : Didier Baussy-Oulianoff
Written : Didier Baussy-Oulianoff
Stars : Douglas Blackwell Tim Hardy
Genres : History Biography Documentary
Release date : Dec 31, 1990
Countries of origin : Netherlands
Official sites : Production company website
Language : English
Summary Like no other, Diego Velázquez inspired generations of European artists. His life and work are closely bound to the court of King Philip IV, who appointed him as court painter and on whose orders he traveled through Italy. Ambitious courtier that he was, the Spaniard was a master of observation and visual manipulation. Didier Baussy-Oulianoff showcases his epoch-making portraits and genre paintings that reveal Velázquez's virtuosity in treating light, colour and sensuous characterisation. He also lifts Velázquez's secret of painting that helped him become the "painter of painters". View more details
Genres : History Biography Documentary
Release date : Dec 31, 1990
Countries of origin : Netherlands
Official sites : Production company website
Language : English
