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19 hours ago · Diego Velazquez is considered one of the most important Spanish painters in the history of Western art. Born in 1599, he began his artistic career at a very young age and went on to become the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV, creating an array of masterpieces that offered a profound and vivid insight into the courtly life of the ...
5 days ago · Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, known as Diego Velázquez, born and baptized in Seville on June 6, 1599 and died in Madrid on August 6, 1660, was a Spanish Baroque painter. He is considered one of the main representatives of Spanish painting and one of the masters of universal painting.
1 day ago · Today, the celebrated nude by the Spanish painter Diego Velásquez, known as The Rokeby Venus, is one of the most popular paintings on display at the National Gallery. But the acquisition of the Venus was no easy task. Since 1809, its home and namesake had been Rokeby Park, a large Palladian house ...
1 day 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 · Recorded c. 1960s. Signature. Pablo Ruiz Picasso [a] [b] (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of ...
2 days ago · Spencer Throckmorton has spent 45 years collecting the imagery for “Frida Kahlo, Forever Yours…”, an exhibition of 50 photographs depicting the life of one of the most iconic, beloved 20th century artists. It is one of the best gallery shows I have seen in a very, very long time.
2 days ago · In 1955, Spanish artist Salvador Dalí – who was born this week 120 years ago – sat down with veteran broadcaster Malcolm Muggeridge on the BBC's Panorama, and spoke about the most potent ...
