The Surrender of Breda, known in Spanish as La rendicion de Breda, is a painting by the Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velazquez, completed between 1634 and 1635. Velazquez was inspired by his travels in Italy alongside Ambrogio Spinola, the Genoese-born Spanish general who had captured the Dutch city of Breda on June 5, 1625. The painting depicts the ceremonial exchange of the city's key from the defeated Dutch commander to Spinola, commemorating the Spanish victory during the Eighty Years' War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid, Spain 1 Commissioned By In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, located there.
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1. The Surrender of Breda (Wikipedia)
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The painting was commissioned by Philip IV of Spain between 1630 and 1635 for the palace of Buen Retiro along the eastern city limits of Madrid.
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Oil on canvas
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Museo del Prado
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The Surrender of Breda, known in Spanish as La rendicion de Breda, is a painting by the Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velazquez, completed between 1634 and 1635.
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