SPANISH AUTHOR'S STYLES

DIEGO DE VELÁZQUEZ:

The most peculiar characteristics and representative of Velázquez's painting are:

• Using aerial perspective.
• Depth.
• Painting "alla prima", that’s it without performing sketches. Therefore, the corrections made on the fly and it shows in the many "regrets" in his paintings.

FRANCISCO DE ZURBARÁN:

His style was based on simple compositions of faces, expressions and monolithic figures almost geometric, with backgrounds in which the light that surrounds this figures is highlighted. This style cearly represents the religious life of Spanish monasteris of the seventeenth-century, highlighting detail in faces and fabrics on the clothes oh holy and religious people.

CLAUDIO COELLO:

He was known as a frescoes painter. He had a special ability to capture the atmosphere and spatial perspective. His style was characterized by a notable preference for the compositions with a large number of characters. He also did mural decorations with feigned architecture, and learned the language of the decorative baroque, based on the movement of the scenery and the use of a variety of colors.