{"product_id":"painter-to-the-king-9781783783908","title":"Painter To The King","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePainter To The King\u003c\/strong\u003e by Amy Sackville. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781783783908.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a portrait of Diego Velazquez, from his arrival at the court of King Philip IV of Spain, to his death 38 years and scores of paintings later. It is a portrait of a relationship that is not quite a friendship, between an artist and his subject. It is a portrait of a ruler, always on duty, and increasingly burdened by a life of public expectation and repeated private grief. And it is a portrait of a court collapsing under the weight of its own excess. Unfolding through series of masterly set-pieces and glancing sketches, this is a novel of brilliance, imagination and sheer style -- about what is shown and what is seen, about art and life.\n\nThis is a portrait of Diego Velazquez, from his arrival at the court of King Philip IV of Spain, to his death 38 years and scores of paintings later. It is a portrait of a relationship that is not quite a friendship, between an artist and his subject. It is a portrait of a ruler, always on duty, and increasingly burdened by a life of public expectation and repeated private grief. And it is a portrait of a court collapsing under the weight of its own excess. Unfolding through series of masterly set-pieces and glancing sketches, this is a novel of brilliance, imagination and sheer style -- about what is shown and what is seen, about art and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Granta Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67963508916277,"sku":"ByrdShop_1783783907","price":31.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781783783908.jpg?v=1794542165","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/painter-to-the-king-9781783783908","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}