ZACARÍAS GONZÁLEZ VELÁZQUEZ (Madrid, 1763 - 1863). "Pair of scenes from Don Quixote". Oil on canvas.

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  ZACARÍAS GONZÁLEZ VELÁZQUEZ (Madrid, 1763 - 1863). "Pair of scenes from Don Quixote". Oil on canvas. Size: 38 x 30 cm. Pair of oil on canvas representing two scenes from Don Quixote. One of them has as protagonist a young lady, who is preening herself in a river, while she is spied by two characters, who are hidden behind a stone. The young lady can be identified as Dulcinea. The other painting is starring Sancho and Don Quixote, and can be identified with the title Don Quixote finds the bacía. Both works fall within the framework of the rise of regionalism during the second half of the nineteenth century and the first third of the twentieth century. This period saw the development of an art of romantic heritage, costumbrista and of realistic and meticulous workmanship, which focused on the representation of subjects, themes and characters that reflect a new sense of folklore. In this context, the painters sought to reflect the types and customs of their own land, which made it different and unique, thus vindicating their own roots and, above all, the traditions and ways of dressing and behaving that were threatened by the notable growth of urban areas and the imposition of new fashions brought from outside. Art, fundamentally in its pictorial aspect, thus becomes in a certain way a vehicle of expression capable of making regional peculiarities known to the rest of the nation. Zacarías González Velázquez began his training in the studio of Mariano Salvador Maella, and later completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, where he was awarded prizes in 1778 and 1781. He was a painter of chamber and academic of San Fernando, becoming director of painting and general director of the Royal Academy. As a decorator, his work in the Royal Sites, in the palace of El Pardo and in the Casa del Labrador in Aranjuez stand out. He also participated in the decoration for the funeral of Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony. It is also worth mentioning his work at the Royal Tapestry Factory of Santa Barbara, for which he made cartoons for tapestries with marine themes, based on sketches by Maella, revealing himself as a master of composition and a great colorist. His works are framed in the transition from baroque to neoclassicism, and the earliest ones already show a predominance of drawing over color, a totally neoclassical feature. However, in his final paintings the chromatism is enriched and acquires greater relevance, while showing a precious interest in the treatment of the fabrics and secondary elements, which is even more evident in his portraits.Zacarías González Velázquez is represented in the Prado Museum, in the Romantic Museum of Madrid, the Lázaro Galdiano, the Museum of the Origins (former Museum of San Isidro) and the Diocesan and Cathedral of Lugo, among others.
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