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Diego Velázquez. He was born June 6, 1599, in Seville, Spain. He died August 6, 1660, in Madrid. . The city of Seville. The capital city, Madrid. The house where he was born. Velásquez began to paint when he was very young. When he was 23 years old, he went to Madrid to paint.
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Diego Velázquez He was born June 6, 1599, in Seville, Spain. He died August 6, 1660, in Madrid.
The city of Seville The capital city, Madrid
The house where he was born Velásquez began to paint when he was very young. When he was 23 years old, he went to Madrid to paint.
The career of Diego Velázquez • In1623 he painted a portrait of King Felipe IV ¡Soy el Rey, Felipe IV! The king liked the painting a lot. Afterwards, he only allowed Velázquez to paint his portaits.
¡Hombres verdaderosllevanpantimedias! Felipe IV (in Brown and Silver)(1632) Velásquez was the most important painter in the court of King Felipe IV.
Felipe IV…again Soy pelirrojo.
Me gustamontar a caballo. Mi caballoesmásgrandequetucaballo.
The career of Diego Velázquez • He was a Baroque painter (Baroque period1600-1750) • He painted numerous portraits of the royal family and other important figures of the time.
Don Baltasar Carlos. He died when he was 17 years old. Soy el hijo del Rey Felipe IV. !Me gustamontar a caballotambién!
Retrato de la InfantaMaría Teresa(The daughter of Felipe IV) Soy la hija del Rey Felipe IV. Soy muyjoven en esteretrato.
Retrato de la InfantaMaría Teresa(The daughter of Felipe IV) Soy mayor en esteretrato. Mi vestidoesenorme, ¿no?
Retrato de la InfantaMaría Teresa(The daughter of Felipe IV) ¡Uf! ¿Qué hay en mi pelo en esteretrato?
La carrera de Diego Velázquez • His style was realist and impressionist. • It was said that his paintings were so realistic that they almost breathed. Soy muyrealista, ¿no?
Viejafriendohuevos (1618) Los Borrachos (1629) Examples of his realist style
La Rendición de Breda (1634-35) This happened June 2,1625. Velásquez also painted historic scenes.
His most important work Las Meninas (1656)
Las Meninas InfantaMaría Teresa when she was 5 years old. 9. Diego Velásquez
2-3. lasmeninas “ladies-in-waiting” 4-5. enanos “dwarves” They were very common in the Spanish court.
The chaperone for the princess. • A bodyguard • José Nieto Velásquez (probably a relative of the painter)
10-11 Who is in the mirror?
The influence of Velásquez • He inspired many famous painters of the 19th century. • Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí painted their own version of the works of Velásquez.