Resumen de Velázquez's bodegones in seventeenth-century
This paper has examinated the formation and the definition of bodegón that developed in seventeenth-century in Spain, and described the characteristic of Velázquez’ bodegones.
In the seventeenth-century, bodegón was ambiguous in the book or list of the time. But it helped to define bodegón. Especially, both Pacheco and Carducho, a painter and a author, suggested bodegón as a painting be combine with vulgar figures and still-life as kitchen items, different kinds of food and drink. Those paintings were painted mainly in Andalusia. In Castile, the still-life painting of fruits, cakes and fowls was estimated highly among the nobility and at Court. Having similarity to still-life, especially in Castile. Those paintings were brought to Andalusia, it was possible they influenced. But the bodegones young Velázquez painted are deffer from much still-life painting from other was contemporary bodegones. As a result, Velázquez built up his extraordinary and original composition and handling shade. Velázquez was placed as the first bodegón painter that used light and shade as matter of great importance.
