Gudiol, Jose. VELAZQUEZ 1599-1660. 355 pp. with 240 illustrations, many in color. 4to, leatherette. New York, Viking, 1974.
F-9828.

Trapier, Elisabeth Du Gue. VELAZQUEZ. 434 pp., 250 b&w plates. Folio, cloth. New York, Hispanic Society of America, 1948. Freitag 9857.

Harris, Enriqueta. VELAZQUEZ. 240 pp. include 205 illustrations, some in color. Folio, cloth. Ithaca, Cornell/Phaidon, 1982.
Freitag, #9829

Ortiz, Antonio D. et al. VELAZQUEZ. 286 pp. with roughly 210 color and 15 b&w illustrations. Large 4to, cloth. New York, Metropolitan Museum, 1990.

Prater, Andreas. Venus at Her Mirror: VELAZQUEZ and the Art of Nude Painting. 134 pp., 63 color, and 15 b&w illustrations. 4to, cloth. Munich, Berlin, London, New York, Prestel, 2002.
The trend of increasing realism and sensuality that characterised painting in the seventeenth century is manifested in Velazquez's Venus at Her Mirror, which the author uses as the starting point for discussing the depiction of Venus in art through the centuries.

Carr, Dawson et al.. VELAZQUEZ. 256 pp., 46 color plates, 111 figures, most in color. 4to, boards. London, National Gallery Company, 2006.
Renowned for his physical and psychological naturalism, Velazquez's paintings had an enormous impact on 19th and early 20th century artists. With over 150 illustrations and an in-depth chronology, this book surveys his entire career and explores his universal popularity. The authors examine the breadth of his work from his studies in Seville and Italy to his final great works at the court of Philip IV. Published to accompany an exhibition at the National Gallery in London.

Alcolea I Gil, Santiago. VELAZQUEZ. 128 pp., 105 color illustrations. 4to, boards. Barcelona, Editions Poligrafa, 2007.

Checa, Fernando. VELAZQUEZ: The Complete Paintings. 224 pages, fully illustrated in color and b&w. 4to, cloth. Antwerp, Ludion, 2008.
A superbly illustrated survey and catalogue raisonné on this 17th century Spanish master, rediscovered and practically canonized by 19th century realist and impressionist painters, and modern critics. An important reference work.