{"title":"Books by Jose Lopez-Rey","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9783836581790","title":"Velázquez","description":"\u003cp\u003eManet called him “\u003cstrong\u003ethe greatest painter of all\u003c\/strong\u003e.” Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece \u003cem\u003eLas Meninas\u003c\/em\u003e that he painted 44 variations of it. Francis Bacon painted a study of his portrait of Pope Innocent X. Monet and Renoir, Corot and Courbet, Degas and Dalí… for so many champions of art history, \u003cstrong\u003ethe ultimate sounding board\u003c\/strong\u003e was—and remains—\u003cstrong\u003eDiego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez \u003c\/strong\u003e(1599–1660).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis monograph edition brings together Velázquez’s complete works with a selection of\u003cstrong\u003e enlarged details\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ephotography of recently restored paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e, achieved through the joint initiative of TASCHEN and the Wildenstein Institute. The dazzling images are accompanied by \u003cstrong\u003einsightful commentary\u003c\/strong\u003e from José López-Rey on Velázquez’s interest in human life and his equal attention to all subjects\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003efrom an old woman frying eggs to a pope or king, as well as his commitment to color and light, which would influence the Impressionists over two centuries later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309828518261,"sku":"9783836581790","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783836581790_3a3c31df-8bf9-462a-a921-34a71106d088.jpg?v=1786032213"},{"product_id":"velazquez-4","title":"Velázquez","description":"\u003cp\u003eManet called him “\u003cstrong\u003ethe greatest painter of all\u003c\/strong\u003e.” Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece \u003cem\u003eLas Meninas\u003c\/em\u003e that he painted 44 variations of it. Francis Bacon painted a study of his portrait of Pope Innocent X. Monet and Renoir, Corot and Courbet, Degas and Dalí… for so many champions of art history, \u003cstrong\u003ethe ultimate sounding board\u003c\/strong\u003e was—and remains—\u003cstrong\u003eDiego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez \u003c\/strong\u003e(1599–1660).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis monograph edition brings together Velázquez’s complete works with a selection of\u003cstrong\u003e enlarged details\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ephotography of recently restored paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e, achieved through the joint initiative of TASCHEN and the Wildenstein Institute. The dazzling images are accompanied by \u003cstrong\u003einsightful commentary\u003c\/strong\u003e from José López-Rey on Velázquez’s interest in human life and his equal attention to all subjects\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003efrom an old woman frying eggs to a pope or king, as well as his commitment to color and light, which would influence the Impressionists over two centuries later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57763230974325,"sku":"9783836581752","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783836581752.jpg?v=1794558348"},{"product_id":"velazquez-5","title":"Velázquez","description":"\u003cp\u003eManet called him “\u003cstrong\u003ethe greatest painter of all\u003c\/strong\u003e.” Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece \u003cem\u003eLas Meninas\u003c\/em\u003e that he painted 44 variations of it. Francis Bacon painted a study of his portrait of Pope Innocent X. Monet and Renoir, Corot and Courbet, Degas and Dalí… for so many champions of art history, \u003cstrong\u003ethe ultimate sounding board\u003c\/strong\u003e was—and remains—\u003cstrong\u003eDiego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez \u003c\/strong\u003e(1599–1660).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis monograph edition brings together Velázquez’s complete works with a selection of\u003cstrong\u003e enlarged details\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ephotography of recently restored paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e, achieved through the joint initiative of TASCHEN and the Wildenstein Institute. The dazzling images are accompanied by \u003cstrong\u003einsightful commentary\u003c\/strong\u003e from José López-Rey on Velázquez’s interest in human life and his equal attention to all subjects\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003efrom an old woman frying eggs to a pope or king, as well as his commitment to color and light, which would influence the Impressionists over two centuries later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57763231367541,"sku":"9783836581783","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783836581783.jpg?v=1794558349"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-jose-lopez-rey.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}