Rubens, Velázquez, and the King of Spain - Paperback
Rubens, Velázquez, and the King of Spain - Paperback
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by Aneta Georgievska-Shine (Author), Larry Silver (Author)
This study provides a new analysis of the pictorial ensemble of the Torre de la Parada, the hunting lodge of King Philip IV of Spain. Created in the late 1630s by a group of artists led by Peter Paul Rubens, this cycle of mythological imagery and hunting scenes was completed by Diego Vel zquez. Despite the lack of a written program, surviving works provide eloquent testimony of several basic themes that embody Neostoic ideals of self-restraint and prudent governance. While Rubens set the moral tone through his serio-comic Ovidian narratives, Vel zquez added an important grace note with his portraits of ancient philosophers, and royals and fools of the court. This study is the first to consider in depth their joint artistic contributions and shared ambition. Through analysis of individual works, the authors situate these pictorial inventions within broader intellectual currents in both Spanish Flanders and Spain, especially in the advice literature and drama presented to the Spanish king. Moreover, they point to the lasting resonance of Torre de la Parada for Vel zquez, especially within his late masterworks, Las Meninas and Las Hilanderas. Ultimately, this study illuminates the dialogical nature of this ensemble in which Rubens and Vel zquez offer a set of complementary views on subjects ranging from the nature of classical gods to the role of art as a mirror of the prince.
Author Biography
Larry Silver is Farquhar Professor of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is a past President of the College Art Association and past Editor in Chief of caa.reviews. He has published numerous books, most recently Pieter Bruegel (2011) and The Essential Dürer (2010).
Aneta Georgievska-Shine is a lecturer in the Departments of Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. She is also the author of Rubens and the Archaeology of Myth, 1610-1620 (Ashgate, 2009).
