Artist: Diego Velazquez (1599 - 1660)
Nationality: Spanish
Movement: Spanish School
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born into a prominent family as Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez, he originally studied philosophy and language to become a lawyer like his father. However, his talent for drawing encouraged his career in art and he studied under Herera and Pacheco. After marrying the latter's daughter in 1618, Velázquez moved to Madrid and abandoned his subdued domestic subjects for a more color palette that he applied to portraiture. He was the leading court painter for the Spanish nobility, although his reputation did not extend outside of Spain.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Portrait of a Man, ca. 1630 Workshop of Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish,
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Portrait of a Man Workshop of Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660)Oil on
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The Supper at Emmaus, 1622-23 Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660)Oil on canvas;
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Mariana of Austria (1634-1696), Queen of Spain Workshop of Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
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Juan de Pareja (born about 1610, died 1670), 1650 Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
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Diego Rodriquez de Silva Velazquez - A Man 1623-30 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art Spanish
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Don Gaspar de Guzmán (1587-1645), Count-Duke of Olivares, ca. 1635 Diego Rodríguez de Silva y
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María Teresa (1638-1683), Infanta of Spain, 1651-54 Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660)Oil
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Diego Velazquez - Portrait of a Man c. 1651-1652 oil on canvas Chrysler Museum of Art Spanish
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Diego Velazquez - The Needlewoman c. 1640-1650 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Spanish
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Philip IV (1605-1665), King of Spain, probably 1624 Workshop of Diego Rodríguez de Silva y
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Diego de Velazquez - The Jester Calabazas c. 1631-32 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art Spanish
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Diego Velazquez - Don Pedro de Barberana c. 1631-33 oil on canvas Kimbell Art Museum Spanish
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Diego Rodriquez de Silva Velazquez - King Philip IV of Spain 1644 oil on canvas The Frick Collection Spanish
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco Goya y Lucientes After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish, 1599-1660 After Unknown
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Portrait of Juan de Pareja, the Assistant to Valezquez Date: 1960
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish, 1599-1660 Luis de Gongora y Argote 1622 Oil
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
Museum of Fine Arts -
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish, 1599-1660 Fan Netherlands (?), about 1750 Skin
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828 After Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish,

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