Difference between revisions of "Diego Velazquez"
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[[Image:Las_Meninas.jpg|thumb|380px|Las Meninas]] | [[Image:Las_Meninas.jpg|thumb|380px|Las Meninas]] | ||
[[Image:Velazquez Meninas Detail.jpg|90px|left|Self Portrait - Meninas Detail]] | [[Image:Velazquez Meninas Detail.jpg|90px|left|Self Portrait - Meninas Detail]] | ||
| − | '''Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez''' (June 6, 1599 - August 6, 1660). He was an important [[Spanish]] [[baroque]] [[painter]] of the 17th century. His [[painting]]s are of the royal family and scenes of daily life, as well as scenes based of [[Roman]] mythology. | + | '''Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez''' (June 6, 1599 - August 6, 1660). He was an important [[Spanish]] [[baroque]] [[painter]] of the 17th century. His [[painting]]s are of the royal family and scenes of daily life, as well as scenes based of [[Roman]] mythology. Velazquez is considered the greatest painter of the Spanish School. |
Velázquez was the court painter of King Philip IV of [[Spain]]. In portraying the royal family, Velázquez generally painted a bust-length [[portraits|portrait]] from life, creating full-length versions. "Las Meninas" (1656, "Maids of Honor") is Velázquez's most important painting and his career ending work. | Velázquez was the court painter of King Philip IV of [[Spain]]. In portraying the royal family, Velázquez generally painted a bust-length [[portraits|portrait]] from life, creating full-length versions. "Las Meninas" (1656, "Maids of Honor") is Velázquez's most important painting and his career ending work. | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<Gallery perrow="6"> | <Gallery perrow="6"> | ||
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Image:Velazquez Luis de Gongora y Argote.jpg|"Luis de Góngora y Argote" | Image:Velazquez Luis de Gongora y Argote.jpg|"Luis de Góngora y Argote" | ||
Image:Velazquez Los borrachos.jpg|"Los borrachos" | Image:Velazquez Los borrachos.jpg|"Los borrachos" | ||
Image:Velazquez La tunica de Jose.jpg|"La túnica de José" | Image:Velazquez La tunica de Jose.jpg|"La túnica de José" | ||
File:Velazquez Una Sibila 1632.jpg|"Una Sibila" | File:Velazquez Una Sibila 1632.jpg|"Una Sibila" | ||
| + | Image:Velazquez Infanta Maria Theresa.jpg|"Infanta María Theresa" | ||
</Gallery> | </Gallery> | ||
Revision as of 17:43, April 13, 2014
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 6, 1599 - August 6, 1660). He was an important Spanish baroque painter of the 17th century. His paintings are of the royal family and scenes of daily life, as well as scenes based of Roman mythology. Velazquez is considered the greatest painter of the Spanish School.
Velázquez was the court painter of King Philip IV of Spain. In portraying the royal family, Velázquez generally painted a bust-length portrait from life, creating full-length versions. "Las Meninas" (1656, "Maids of Honor") is Velázquez's most important painting and his career ending work.
Diego Velázquez's artwork was a model for painters like Edouard Manet, Antonio Puga, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali.
Velázquez married Juana Pacheco, the daughter of his teacher Francisco Pacheco.
Gallery
"Luis de Góngora y Argote"
"Los borrachos"
"La túnica de José"
"Una Sibila"
"Infanta María Theresa"
See also
- Painting Masterpieces
- Painting Schools
- Painting
- Francisco de Zurbarán
- Golden Age of Spanish Painting
External links
- Manet/Velázquez: The French Taste for Spanish Painting The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- VELÁZQUEZ Web Gallery of Art.
- Diego Velázquez - Biography Olga's Gallery.
- Diego Velazquez Jewels of Spain.
- Diego Velazquez The WebMuseum.
The Fable of Arachne