The Surrender of Breda
1635 · oil on canvas
Dimensions (367 x 307 cm)
Collection: Art Whisperer
The work represents the moment in which Justino de Nassau surrendered the city of Breda, in 1625, to the Spanish troops commanded by General Ambrosio Spínola, who appears to receive the keys of the city from the hands of his enemy.
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About this artwork
The Surrender of Breda (1635) by Diego Velazquez, oil on canvas, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Diego Velazquez
(baptized June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV, and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period.
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