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4 days ago · Diego Velazquez was a renowned Spanish painter who is considered one of the greatest artists of the Baroque period. He was born in Seville in 1599 and began his artistic career at a young age. Velazquez became the court painter to King Philip IV of Spain and created many famous portraits of the royal family and other members of Spanish society.
2 days ago · The Municipal Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is now home to the painting ‘Stag’s Head’ by the artist Diego Velázquez. The Autonomous Organization of Culture (OAC) has taken charge of receiving and safeguarding this masterpiece, which will be open to the public at the capital’s museum from Tuesday, 14th May, until 9th June.
2 days ago · Alongside Velázquez's masterpiece, the display includes The Spanish Gesture by Scottish artist Ethel Walker. Long held in the Walker Art Gallery's collections, the painting is an example of Walker's alluring paintings of women. She is celebrated as one of the earliest lesbian artists to openly express their sexuality in their paintings.
5 days ago · Frida Kahlo (born July 6, 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico—died July 13, 1954, Coyoacán) was a Mexican painter best known for her uncompromising and brilliantly coloured self-portraits that deal with such themes as identity, the human body, and death. Although she denied the connection, she is often identified as a Surrealist.
4 days ago · Eugene Delacroix, one of the greatest French Romantic painters, whose use of color was influential in the development of both Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting. His inspiration came chiefly from historical or contemporary events or literature, and a visit to Morocco provided him with further subjects.
2 days ago · Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn ( / ˈrɛmbrænt, ˈrɛmbrɑːnt /, [2] Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə (n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ⓘ; 15 July 1606 [1] – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history ...
