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Birth
1599 (Seville, Spain)
Death
1660
Lived/Active
Spain
Self portrait -
Often Known For
history, portrait and genre painting
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Diego Velazquez (1599–1660)
Spanish artist Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez was a court painter to King Philip IV during the Baroque* period. Although a master of history painting and genre-painting, he is especially renowned for his portrait art - completing over 20 portraits of the King along with others of the Royal Family and their friends. His best known works include his masterpieces Las Meninas, 1656 (Museo de Prado) and the Equestrian Portrait of Duke de (showing 500 of 5698 characters). |
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