$35 M. Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen to Sell at Sotheby’s
It has been in the same family collection since 1978.
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Who Was Juan de Pareja, and Why Is He Important?
Juan De Pareja was an artist and the enslaved studio assistant of Diego Velazquez.
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Jonathan Brown, Art Historian Who Wrote Defining Books on Velázquez, Dies at 82
He organized important shows for the Museo Nacional del Prado and the Frick Collection.
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Philippe de Montebello, Peter Marino Will Curate Hispanic Society Exhibition at Winter Show in New York
The show will include works by Diego Velázquez, El Greco, and others.
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From the Archives: The Most Notable Art from 100, 75, 50, and 25 Years Ago
Selections include the 1917 Society of Independent Artists exhibition and "Young British Artists" at the Saatchi Gallery in 1992.
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Secret Grandeur: Leo Steinberg on an Early Velázquez Masterpiece, in 1971
In the early 1970s, art historian and critic Leo Steinberg wrote a series of short articles for ARTnews about works he believed were masterpieces, mainly ones from the Renaissance and Baroque…
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‘Sheer Pandemonium Broke Out’: Please Enjoy The Story of the First Painting to Sell For Over £1 M. At Auction
At The Spectator, Richard Cork tells when he was in the room for the first ever painting to sell for £1 million at auction. Velázquez’s Portrait of Juan de Pareja. It started at £315,000, and…
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14 New Art-History Books to Change Your Mind
Duchamp's dictionary, Picasso's (other) muse, Lucy Lippard's landscapes, and Hans Ulrich Obrist's map quests are among the subjects of recent volumes that expand the story of art
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April Retrospective: Don’t Be Seduced by Señor Dalí!
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