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- intense naturalism -focuses on everyday life -psychological presence -religious symbolism in still life -royal and catholic propaganda -bodegon / representation of common objects of daily life, most of the time including food / still life images -major artists include: Diego Velazquez, Francisco de Zurbaran, and Josepe (Jose) de Ribera
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This type of artwork is known as a bodegon, given the focus on everyday life scene. This artwork shows an African American woman at work, she is surrounded by kitchen objects like a jug a pot and a pestle mortar. Probably to emphasize that she is a type of maid who is doing her daily tasks.
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Diego Rodriguez de Silvia y Velazquez worked most of his career working for Philip IV as his personal Painter. This piece of art was created to commemorate the Kings successful military campaign in Aragon, where he recovered the city of Lerida from the rebels/French. This is consider part of the Spanish Baroque style given the deep tenebrism that is being.