{"product_id":"painter-to-the-king","title":"Amy Sackville: Painter to the King [2019] paperback","description":"This 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnfolding 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.","brand":"Sackville, Amy","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":49947762065747,"sku":"XG81783783922","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/sackville-amy-painter-to-the-king-xg81783783922-60440450826579.jpg?v=1734418024","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/painter-to-the-king","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}