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Feb 14, 2016 · List of the 10 most renowned masterpieces by Spanish painter Diego Velazquez including Las Meninas, Rokeby Venus and Portrait of Innocent X.
- Las Meninas. Date Created: 1656. Dimensions: 318 × 276 centimeters (125.2 × 108.7 inches) Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Las Meninas is considered to be the ultimate masterpiece of the Spanish artist.
- Old Woman Frying Eggs. Date Created: 1618. Dimensions: 100.5 × 119.5 centimeters (39.6 × 47.0 inches. Location: Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland.
- The Waterseller of Seville. Date Created: 1618-1622. Dimensions: 105 × 80 centimeters (41 × 31 inches) Location: Apsley House, London, United Kingdom. The Waterseller of Seville is another work of which the exact date is unclear and which dates back to the painter’s period in Seville.
- Portrait of Francisco Pacheco. Date Created: 1622. Dimensions: 41 x 36 centimeters (16.14 x 14.17 inches) Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. The Portrait of Francisco Pacheco is one of the numerous portraits painted by Velázquez, but unlike the paintings of members of the royal family, this painting depicts somebody much closer to him.
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.
- Spanish
- August 6, 1660
- Seville, Spain
Las Meninas, or the Maids of Honor, is considered to be one of Velazquez's most famous masterpieces, representing the sum total of a career's worth of genius, intelligence, and technical mastery. It is also lauded, even 300 years later, by artists and viewers alike as a seminal example of the art of painting.
- Spanish
- August 6, 1660
- Seville, Spain
Everett Fahy. Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. October 2003 (originally published) September 2009 (last revised) 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.
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Las Meninas (1656) Not only one of the most famous paintings by Diego Velázquez but one of the finest paintings of art history, Las Meninas depicts Velazquez working in his studio in Madrid’s Royal Alcazar Palace. “Las Meninas” is also known as “The Maids of Honour.”
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, 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.
