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The Surrender of Breda

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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. 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/

Facts
Year Created
1634 1
Medium
Oil on canvas 1
Location
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain 1
Commissioned By
Philip IV of Spain 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Oil on Canvas 1
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Source The Surrender of Breda (Wikipedia)

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1. The Surrender of Breda (Wikipedia)
  • Background section, third paragraph
    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.
  • Infobox, type field
    Oil on canvas
  • Infobox, museum field
    Museo del Prado
  • Genre reference
    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.
  • infobox year field: 1634-1635
  • In Form: Painting, lead paragraph
    La rendición de Breda (English: The Surrender of Breda, also known as Las lanzas, The Lances) 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
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