The Surrender of Breda

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OriginalThe Surrender of Breda is a 1635 oil-on-canvas painting by the Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez which depicts the Spanish conquest of Breda, in the Netherlands, following the Siege of Breda. It depicts Justinus van Nassau surrendering the city to Ambrogio Spinola
Reason
Interesting near-contemporary depiction of a historic event, and one which has its own article as well!
Articles in which this image appears
The Surrender of Breda, Siege of Breda (1624) and many, many more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Diego Velázquez

Promoted File:Velazquez-The Surrender of Breda.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:26, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]