Spain’s greatest painter was also one of the supreme artists of all time. A master of technique, highly individual in style, Diego Velasquez may have had a greater influence on European art than any other painter. His paintings include landscapes, mythological and religious subjects, and scenes from common life, called genre pictures.
Biography:
Gender: Male
Born: 6. Jun 1599
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: 6-Aug-1660
Location of death: Madrid, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Cause of death: Fever
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Painter
Executive summary: Las Meninas
Diego Velázquez – Arachne (1659)
Diego Velázquez – Old Woman Frying Eggs (1618)
Diego Velázquez – Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (1618)
Diego Velázquez – Las Meninas (1656)
Diego Velázquez – Retrato de la reina Mariana de Austria (1652)
Diego Velázquez – Infanta Margarita (1654)
Diego Velázquez – Infanta Margarita (1659)
Diego Velázquez – Infanta (1656)
Diego Velázquez – Infanta Margarita Teresa in a blue dress oil painting picture
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