{"product_id":"9781429973779","title":"Velázquez and The Surrender of Breda: The Making of a Masterpiece","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBehind the famous painting by Diego Velázquez lies a rich story of the artist's life in art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began as propaganda art to celebrate a rare Spanish victory in the Eighty Years' War with Holland, \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender at Breda\u003c\/i\u003e is today recognized as Velázquez's narrative masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreda\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with vivid military detail—whole armies are suggested on the huge canvas, twelve feet high and eleven feet wide. Unlike typical surrender scenes, there is neither a heroic victor on horseback nor a vanquished commander on his knees. Instead the rivals appear on foot almost as equals. The loser bends forward to offer the key and receives a chivalrous pat on his shoulder, as if to say: \"Fortune has favored me, but our roles might have been reversed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony Bailey examines the paintings from which the artist arose, coaxing stories from them that flesh out a complete portrait of one of the world's major artists whose personal life has remained largely unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154123047152,"sku":"9781429973779","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429973779_p0.jpg?v=1769902704","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429973779","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}