The "euhemeristic" mythologies of Velázquez

Author

Moffitt, John F.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Artibus et historiae. 1989, Num. 19, Vol. 10, p. 157-175, 10 ill.

ISSN

0391-9064

Abstract (en)

Argues that Velázquez's mythological paintings reflect the doctrine that the pagan gods originated as mortals; and examines passages in the Philosofía secreta of Juan Pérez de Moya as sources for both compositions and moralized meanings of surviving and lost works of Velázquez.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Spain
• Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y, 1599-1660
• Painting
• Spain
• 1600-1700
• Iconography
• Mythology
• Gods
• Euhemerism
• Sources

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Espagne
• Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y, 1599-1660
• Peinture
• Espagne
• 1600-1700
• Iconographie
• Mythologie
• Dieux
• Evhémérisme
• Sources

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910701-00454379

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