Diego Velázquez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Diego Velázquez

Spanish painter (1599-1660)

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1599

Place of Birth: Seville, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 06-Aug-1660

Profession: painter

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Diego Velázquez

  • Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptized June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV, and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age.
  • He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period.
  • He began to paint in a precise tenebrist style, later developing a freer manner characterized by bold brushwork.
  • In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family and commoners, culminating in his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656). Velázquez's artwork became a model for 19th century realist and impressionist painters.
  • Since then, famous modern artists, including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Francis Bacon, have paid tribute to Velázquez by recreating several of his most famous works.

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