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8.23: Los Borrachos

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Velázquez’s Los Borrachos (The Drunks) or The Triumph of Bacchus.

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    The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.

    Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Los Borrachos (The Drunks) or The Triumph of Bacchus, 1628–29, 165 × 225 cm, (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).

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    • Velu00e1zquez Los Borrachos or the Triumph of Bacchus. Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/monarchy-enlightenment/baroque-art1/spain/v/vel-zquez-los-borrachos-the-drunks-1628-1629. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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