Talk:The Surrender of Breda

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Golden fleece

Text reads that the Gen who conquered Breda was rewarded with the Golden Fleece. I'm not particularly knowledgeable about Spanish military decorations, but the words link to the Greek mythological fleece. Does this check out? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doubletriplereversepsychology (talk • contribs) 20:29, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Physical dimensions

I understand that the painting itself is quite large and would have required a ladder to paint the upper portions. The height/width should be included. IMHO (talk) 05:19, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Studies

I've just uploaded a couple studies done by Velázquez for this painting, File:Study 1 for La rendición de Breda, by Diego Velázquez.jpg and File:Study for Spínola in La rendición de Breda, by Diego Velázquez.jpg, shown right/left. Feel free to use if useful. Dcoetzee 01:54, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Velazquez-The Surrender of Breda.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Velazquez-The Surrender of Breda.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on June 5, 2018. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2018-06-05. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:26, 18 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the day

The Surrender of Breda is a painting by the Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez. Completed during the years 1634–1635, it depicts the conclusion of the Siege of Breda (1624–1625) and was inspired by Velázquez's visit to Italy with Ambrogio Spinola, the Genoese general who conquered the city. Now held at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, it is considered one of Velázquez's best works.Painting: Diego Velázquez

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