Diego Velazquez was a Spanish painter and the leading artist of the court of King Philip IV, widely regarded as one of the greatest painters in the Western tradition for his mastery of naturalistic portraiture and painterly technique. His most celebrated work, Las Meninas, depicts the royal family and household with a complex, self-reflexive composition that includes the painter himself at work, and has been extensively studied for its sophisticated treatment of perspective, mirrors, and the relationship between viewer and subject. Velazquez's free, visible brushwork and his ability to capture the individual presence of his sitters, from royalty to court dwarfs, profoundly influenced later painters including Goya, Manet, and Picasso.
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Birth YearThe source gives the baptism date, 6 June 1599, not a birth date; the birth year is taken from the baptism year. BirthplaceThe source states the baptism took place in Seville; it does not separately state the birthplace in this sentence. TrainingSix-year apprenticeship with Francisco Pacheco in Seville (contract signed 1611, backdated to 1610) 1 Connections
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Source Wikidata: Diego Velázquez
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Painted by Diego Velazquez, 1650.
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Source Rokeby Venus (Wikipedia)
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1. Diego Velazquez, Wikipedia
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was a Spanish Baroque painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age.
Lead, dates in parentheses, baptism year
baptised 6 June 1599
Early life, baptism sentence, place
in Seville on Sunday, 6 June 1599.
Later life, death sentence, year
He died on 6 August 1660.
Later life, death sentence, full date
He died on 6 August 1660.
Early life, paragraph on the apprenticeship contract
A contract signed on 17 September 1611, formalized a six-year apprenticeship with Pacheco, backdated to 10 December 1610
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Diego Velazquez was a Spanish painter and the leading artist of the court of King Philip IV, widely regarded as one of the greatest painters in the Western tradition for his mastery of naturalistic portraiture and painterly technique.
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Practices: Painting, lead paragraph
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptised 6 June 1599-6 August 1660) was a Spanish Baroque painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He is generally con
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Portrait of Juan de Pareja - Wikipedia
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The Portrait of Juan de Pareja is a painting by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez of the enslaved Juan de Pareja, a notable painter in his own right, who was owned by Velázquez at the time the painting was completed. Velázquez painte
Rokeby Venus (Wikipedia)
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The Rokeby Venus ( ROHK-bee; also known as The Toilet of Venus, Venus at her Mirror, Venus and Cupid and, in Spanish, La Venus del espejo) is a painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. Completed b
Portrait of Francisco Lezcano (Wikipedia)
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Portrait of Francisco Lezcano or The "Niño de Vallecas" is the 1645 portrait by Diego Velázquez of Francisco Lezcano (died 1649), also known as Lezcanillo or el Vizcaíno, a jester at the court of Philip IV of Spain. It has been in
Mars Resting (Wikipedia)
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Mars or Resting Mars (Descanso de Marte, literally The Rest of Mars) is a 1640 painting by Diego Velázquez. It is now in the Prado Museum. It is thought to have been finished around 1639-1640, as were all paintings made by the art
Equestrian Portrait of Prince Balthasar Charles (Wikipedia)
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The Equestrian Portrait of Prince Balthasar Charles is a portrait of Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias on horseback, painted in 1634-35 by Diego Velázquez. It is now in the Prado Museum.
Equestrian Portrait of Elisabeth of France (Wikipedia)
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The Equestrian Portrait of Elisabeth of France was painted by Diego Velázquez of Elisabeth of France circa 1635, originally for the Hall of Realms, originally a wing of the Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid. It has been in the Museo de
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