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Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, [a] Knight of the Order of Santiago (baptized 6 June 1599 – 6 August 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age . He was an individualistic artist of the Baroque period (c. 1600–1750).
Apr 23, 2024 · Diego Velazquez, the most important Spanish painter of the 17th century, universally acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest artists. The naturalistic style in which he was trained provided a language for the expression of his remarkable power of observation in portraying both the living model and still life.
Spanish Painter. Born: June 6, 1599 - Seville, Spain. Died: August 6, 1660 - Madrid, Spain. Baroque Art and Architecture. Portrait Painters. "I would rather be an ordinary painter working from life than be the greatest copyist on earth." 1 of 8. Summary of Diego Velázquez.
Apr 2, 2014 · Diego Velázquez was a 17th-century Spanish painter who produced "Las Meninas" and many renowned portraits as a member of King Philip IV's royal court. Updated: Oct 27, 2021. Photo: Kean...
1599 - 1660. Image: Detail from Diego Velázquez, 'Self portrait from 'Las Meninas'', 1656 Madrid, Prado © Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Seville. Velázquez was born in 1599 in Seville in southern Spain, at that time an important city with a thriving artistic community.
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo roˈðɾiɣeθ ðe ˈsilβa i βeˈlaθkeθ]; baptized on June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV, and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period.
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, the most admired—perhaps the greatest—European painter who ever lived, possessed a miraculous gift for conveying a sense of truth. He gave the best of his talents to painting portraits, which capture the appearance of reality through the seemingly effortless handling of sensuous paint.
