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This book explains the origins of Los Borrachos ('The Drunkards'), created by Diego de Velàzquez for Philip IV of Spain around 1628-29. By studying Velàzquez's early years at court (1623-29) and the role that historians of his day assigned to Bacchus, the author reaches a dramatic new interpretation of the picture.Orso, Steven N. is the author of 'Velazquez, Los Borrachos, and Painting at the Court of Philip IV', published 1994 under ISBN 9780521444521 and ISBN 0521444527.
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