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Diego Velazquez
Spanish Baroque Era Painter, 1599-1660
Spanish painter. He was one of the most important European artists of the 17th century, spending his career from 1623 in the service of Philip IV of Spain. His early canvases comprised bodegones and religious paintings, but as a court artist he was largely occupied in executing portraits, while also producing some historical, mythological and further religious works. His painting was deeply affected by the work of Rubens and by Venetian artists, especially Titian, as well as by the experience of two trips (1629-31 and 1649-51) to Italy. Under these joint influences he developed a uniquely personal style characterized by very loose, expressive brushwork. Although he had no immediate followers, he was greatly admired by such later painters as Goya and Manet
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Painting ID:: 21648
Venus at her Mirror (mk08)
c.1644-1648
Oil on canvas,
122.5x177cm
London,National Gallery
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Painting ID:: 21650
Las Meninas (mk08)
1656/57
Oil on canvas.
318x276cm
Madrid,Museo del Prado
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Painting ID:: 22494
Self-Portrait (df01)
c 1640 cat no 96
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Painting ID:: 22495
Velazques and the Royal Family of Las Meninas (detail) (df01)
1656-1657
cat.no 124
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Painting ID:: 22496
The Surrender of Breda (Las Lanzas) (detail) (df01)
1634-1635
Cat no 73
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Diego Velazquez
Spanish Baroque Era Painter, 1599-1660
Spanish painter. He was one of the most important European artists of the 17th century, spending his career from 1623 in the service of Philip IV of Spain. His early canvases comprised bodegones and religious paintings, but as a court artist he was largely occupied in executing portraits, while also producing some historical, mythological and further religious works. His painting was deeply affected by the work of Rubens and by Venetian artists, especially Titian, as well as by the experience of two trips (1629-31 and 1649-51) to Italy. Under these joint influences he developed a uniquely personal style characterized by very loose, expressive brushwork. Although he had no immediate followers, he was greatly admired by such later painters as Goya and Manet
. Related Artists to Diego Velazquez: | Alexandre Keirincx | Evans, De Scott | WIERINGEN, Cornelis Claesz van | Joos van Craesbeeck | Henry Courtnay Selous |
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