Surrender of Breda. La rendición de Breda is a painting by the Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez.
It was completed during the years 1634-35, inspired by Velázquez's visit to Italy with Ambrogio Spinola, the Genoese-born Spanish general who conquered Breda on June 5, 1625. The painting depicts the exchange of the key of Breda from the Dutch's possession, to the Spanish.
It is considered one of Velázquez's best works and his artistic abilities introduced new techniques to the Baroque style. Velázquez composed The Surrender of Breda into two halves, which included the Dutch leader Justinus van Nassau, and Spanish Genoese general, Spinola.
Jan Morris has called it one of the most Spanish of all pictures. The Surrender of Breda depicts a military victory, the 1624 Siege of Breda, during the Eighty Years War.
This war began due to a revolt against Philip II of Spain by the Seventeen Provinces, which today includes the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Velázquez captured the end of the battle, as he also differentiated the two sides, one which is the Dutch, and the other side, the Spanish. The art piece also presents the Spanish as a strong force on multiple levels. In addition to including both sides of the battle, Velázquez also gives facial expressions of fatigue, giving a very honest view of the reality to war. The painting was commissioned by Philip IV of Spain between 1630 and 1635 for
It was completed during the years 1634-35, inspired by Velázquez's visit to Italy with Ambrogio Spinola, the Genoese-born Spanish general who conquered Breda on June 5, 1625. The painting depicts the exchange of the key of Breda from the Dutch's possession, to the Spanish.
It is considered one of Velázquez's best works and his artistic abilities introduced new techniques to the Baroque style. Velázquez composed The Surrender of Breda into two halves, which included the Dutch leader Justinus van Nassau, and Spanish Genoese general, Spinola.
Jan Morris has called it one of the most Spanish of all pictures. The Surrender of Breda depicts a military victory, the 1624 Siege of Breda, during the Eighty Years War.
This war began due to a revolt against Philip II of Spain by the Seventeen Provinces, which today includes the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Velázquez captured the end of the battle, as he also differentiated the two sides, one which is the Dutch, and the other side, the Spanish. The art piece also presents the Spanish as a strong force on multiple levels. In addition to including both sides of the battle, Velázquez also gives facial expressions of fatigue, giving a very honest view of the reality to war. The painting was commissioned by Philip IV of Spain between 1630 and 1635 for
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