The Vexations of Art. Velazquez and Others by Svetlana Alpers

The Vexations of Art. Velazquez and Others by Svetlana Alpers. From the blurb: 'Velazquez is often considered as an artist apart - great, but isolated in a palace in Spain. This book is designed to set him in conjunction with certain conditions of painting at his time and after.' Profusely illustrated. Hardcover. 298pp.