The Surrender of Breda
Diego Velázquez · 1635
Why it's great
The Dutch governor hands the keys of the city of Breda to the Spanish general Spinola in 1625, and Spinola kindly stops him from kneeling. Diego Velázquez painted it around 1635 and the forest of spears gave it the nickname Las Lanzas.
🏛️ Part of history
The Thirty Years' War & the Dutch Revolt (1568–1648) — The Dutch governor hands the keys of the city of Breda to the Spanish general Spinola in 1625, and Spinola kindly stops him from kneeling.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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Diego Velázquez was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1599. He moved to Madrid as a young man and became the court painter to King Philip IV, painting portraits such as Las Meninas that are among the greatest in the world. He died in Madrid in 1660.
