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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:: 48658 Detail of the water seller of Sevilla
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Oil on canvas
a cup of water
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Painting ID:: 50657 Aesop
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c.1640
Oil on canvas
179x94cm
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Painting ID:: 50658 Aesop
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1778
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30.5x22c m
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Painting ID:: 50659 Los Borrachos
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c.1628
Oil on canvas
165x225cm
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Painting ID:: 50729 Las Meninas
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1656
Oil on canvas
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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: | Stefan Lochner | Willim Henry Fox Talbot | Leon Kaplinski | John William Waterhouse | Carlo Bonavia |
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