The Surrender of Breda
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La rendición de Breda is a painting by the Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez. He painted it during the years 1634 and 1635, inspired by his visit to Italy with Ambrogio Spinola, the Genoese-b
Velazquez The Surrender of Breda
Exchange of the key to Spain
Detail from the painting
Siege of Breda (1624)
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The siege of Breda of 1624–1625 occurred during the Eighty Years' War and was carried out by the Army of Flanders. The siege resulted in the fortified city of Breda passing from the control of the Dut
The Surrender of Breda
…Genoese general Spinola. Jan Morris has called it "one of the most Spanish of all pictures". The Surrender of Breda depicts a military victory, the 1624 Siege of Breda, during the Eighty Years War. This war began due to a revolt against Philip II of Spain by the Seventeen Provinces, which today includes the Netherlands…
Painting of the siege of Breda