Painter to the King

This is a portrait of Diego Velázquez, from his arrival at the court of King Philip IV of Spain, to his death 38 years and scores of paintings later. It is a portrait of a relationship that is not quite a friendship, between an artist and his subject. It is a portrait of a ruler, always on duty, and increasingly burdened by a life of public expectation and repeated private grief. And it is a portrait of a court collapsing under the weight of its own excess. Unfolding through series of masterly set-pieces and glancing sketches, this is a novel of brilliance, imagination and sheer style -- about what is shown and what is seen, about art and life.

Title - Painter to the King

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Author - Amy Sackville

ISBN 13 - 9781783783908

Imprint - Granta Books

Publisher - Granta Books

Date Published - 05/04/2018

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Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 135 x 216 x 20mm

Weight - 418 g

Languages - English