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The Surrender of Breda

The Surrender of Breda

Painting by Diego Velazquez

Photo: Diego Velázquez · Commons · Public domain · Cropped & Resized

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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-born Spanish general who conquered Breda on June 5, 1625. The painting depicts the exchange of the key of Breda from the Dutch to the Spanish.

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Image: Diego Velázquez, Public domain · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0