Art History Guide

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez. What can one say about the man who had a Shark Week!-like run? I’m guessing a lot of things — I checked Amazon.

He put Spain on the map during his time; inspired many artists after him to pay tribute to him, from Picasso to Bacon; was voted in the 80s as producing the world’s greatest painting.

With the idea of Baroque forming from visiting Rome, studying the masters, and merging the drama with the technical mastery and emphasis on light, I wonder how our modern culture would interperet this approach. Does John Currin count? Here is a piece entitled “Honeymoon Nude”

Velazquez, Shark Week!, Baroque, John Currin