Velázquez: Painter of Painters elucidates the Spanish painter’s creative and historical legacies, and present an inventory of his painted œuvre. José López-Rey wrote a substantial account of Velásquez’s life (1599–1660), but also catalogued 129 of his paintings, all reproduced and analyzed. This volume was updated translated into three languages and published by Taschen in 1996.
First edition in two volumes, 1996
592 pages, 24 x 32 cm, 408 color illustrations
French, English and German
Second edition in one volume with abridged notices, 1997–1998
264 pages, 24 x 32 cm, color and black & white illustrations
French, English, German, Spanish and Portuguese editions
Third edition in one volume, 1999
328 pages, 24 x 32 cm, 408 color illustrations
French, English and German
Wildenstein Institute and Taschen
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