The Surrender of Breda
Diego Velázquez · 1635
Why it's great
A Spanish general holds out his hand to a Dutch commander who is handing over the keys to a city, with a forest of spears behind. Diego Velázquez painted it in 1635, and instead of boasting, the winner is shown being kind to the loser.
Where to see it
📍 Museo del PradoMadrid, Spain
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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.
