Diego Velázquez Eserlerinde Barok Dönemi Modasının Yansımaları
Reflections of Baroque Fashion in Diego Velázquez Works

Summary/Abstract: Contrary to the Renaissance period, in which the ideal, balanced and harmonious was accepted in the development of art that have gone back to a long time ago, Baroque concept of art, in which the expressive, stagnant or moving expressions gained importance with it's large contrasts of form, have been felt mostly from the end of 16th century until the early 18th century. Today still continues to influence the areas such as fashion, architecture, sculpture and painting. Baroque art developed in Italy under the leadership of Caravaggio and spread throughout Europe. Diego Velázquez, who created a new sense of art based on Caravaggio's style; was one of the pioneers of Spanish Baroque art. Based on Velázquez’s works of portrait and daily style, it was possible to obtain detailed information about Spanish women, men and children fashion, clothing habits, style and design features, fabrics and accessories during the baroque period. In this respect, it can be said that the works of the painter are important data in the illumination of baroque fashion. The aim of the study is to examine the clothes and accessories of the figures in the works of Diego Velázquez in terms of features such as model, fabric, color, pattern and reveal the traces of baroque fashion in art.

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