How Long to Read Velázquez

How Long Does it Take to Read Velázquez?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 32 minutes to read Velázquez by Richard Verdi

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Diego Velázquez (15991660) was one of the towering figures of western painting and Baroque art, a technical master renowned for his focus on realism and startling veracity. Everything he painted was treated as a portrait, from Spanish royalty and Pope Innocent X, to a mortar and pestle. This comprehensive introduction to Velázquezs life and art includes a discussion of all his major works, and illustrates most of Velázquezs surviving output of approximately 110 paintings. The artists greatest innovation his unorthodox and revolutionary technique is explored in relation to the styles of certain of his most celebrated contemporaries both in Spain and beyond, including Titian and Rubens. The book concludes with a final chapter on the influence and importance of Velázquezs art on later painters from the time of his own death to the art of recent times including Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon and the Impressionists.

How long is Velázquez?

Velázquez by Richard Verdi is 385 pages long, and a total of 98,175 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 120% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Velázquez Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 56 minutes to read Velázquez aloud.

What Reading Level is Velázquez?

Velázquez is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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