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Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Velázquez Rediscovered

When

Nov 16, 2009 – Feb 7, 2010

Daily

Where

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)

1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St

212.535.7710

Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.

Price

Free

The Metropolitan Museum of Art says…

Keith Christiansen and Michael Gallagher of the Met discuss their research and conservation of an extraordinary portrait recently reattributed to Velázquez, the greatest of all Spanish painters. This podcast accompanies the special exhibition Velázquez Rediscovered, on view through February 7, 2010.

To download the podcast, click here.

 

Image: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660). Portrait of a Man. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949