The Surrender of Breda
Diego Velázquez · 1634
The story
La rendición de Breda is a painting by the Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez. He painted it during the years 1634 and 1635, inspired by his visit to Italy with Ambrogio Spinola, the Genoese-born Spanish general who conquered Breda on June 5, 1625. The painting depicts the exchange of the key of Breda from the Dutch to the Spanish.
- Artist
- Diego Velázquez
- Date
- 1634
- Collection
- Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Movement
- Baroque
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 307 × 367 cm
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