Diego Velázquez's early paintings and the culture of seventeenth-century Seville

Abstract

Introduction: Velázquez in Pacheco's "gilded cage" -- Devotion and desire: the Immaculate Conception and Saint John -- Portraiture and the "virile woman": Madre Jerónima de la Fuente -- A bodegón and a collector: the Waterseller of Seville -- African slaves and Christian salvation: the Supper at Emmaus -- The lure of the court. --- SUMMARY: "Explores the early works of seventeenth-century Spanish painter Diego Velázquez. Focuses on works from 1617 to 1623, examining the painter's critical engagement with the artistic, religious, and social practices of his native Seville"--Provided by publisher.