The Surrender of Breda
painting by the Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez
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Summary
The Surrender of Breda is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,218 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Diego Velázquez[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Owned by: Ferdinand VII of Spain[5]
- Movement: Baroque[6]
- Genre: genre art[7]
- Part of the series: Battle Series[8]
- Depicts: Siege of Breda[9], surrender[10], flag[11], horse[12], key[13], body armor[14], sword[15], spear[16], hat[17], Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases[18], soldier[19], rifle[20]
- Made from material: oil paint[21], canvas[22]
- Collection: Museo del Prado[23]
- Inventory number: P001172[24]
- Location: Museo del Prado[25], Royal Palace of Madrid[26]
- Commons category: La rendición de Breda[27]
- Country of origin: Spain[28]
- Catalog code: 82[29], [244][30], 244[31], 319[32], 1060[33], 1172[34], 73[35], 59[36]
- Inception: 1635[37], January 1, 1635[38], January 1, 1634[39]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 45C14(LANCE)[40]
- Described by source: 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[41]
- Title: La rendición de Breda[42], The Surrender of Breda[43]
- Height: 307 cm[44]
- Width: 367 cm[45]
- Time period: Baroque[46]
- Copyright status: public domain[47]
Why It Matters
The Surrender of Breda has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]