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D iego Rodríguez De S ilva y Velázquez. 1.born :Andalusia town of Seville on June 6, 1599 2.died August 6, 1660 in Madrid Spain. 3.He was the son of Juan Rodríguez de Silva and Jerónima Velázquez. 4 .He was the oldest of seven other children.
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1.born :Andalusia town of Seville on June 6, 1599 2.died August 6, 1660 in Madrid Spain. 3.He was the son of Juan Rodríguez de Silva and Jerónima Velázquez. 4 .He was the oldest of seven other children. 5.Both of his parents were from lower class nobility.
10 facts continued 6.When he was the age of ten his parents got him an apprenticeship under Francisco Pacheco. 7.At the age of 18 he married Juana. 8.He had two daughters 9.the younger Ignacia de Silva Velazquez y Pacheco and she died in infancy. 10.Then he had another daughter Francisca de Silva Velazquez y Pacheco
JUST SOME OF HIS ARTWORK Head of a Stag. 1626/27. The Immaculate Conception c. 1618 A White Horse. c. 1634/35 A Dwarf Sitting on the Floor c. 1645 Christ Crucified. c. 1632 The Drunkards
Diego had a very unique form of stlye He merged lines :color: light :space: He did religious works:historical and mythological
lines light Space:not the same kind of space but you get the point Religious
Las meninas(The Maids of Honour) -----------------------------------------------
Painted in 1656, Spain In the background there is a mirror that reflects the upper bodies of the king and queen even though they are not directly in the picture On the side Diego is painting a picture of himself The whole painting is around the Infanta Margarita(the little girl) The red cross that is on Diego was painted onto the paotrait after his death
ALSO KNOWN AS THE :El cuadro de las lanzasorLas lanzas celebrates the Spanish takeover of the Dutch town of Breda on June 5, 1625. BATTLE SEEN DURING THE 80 YEARS WAR he was Inspired to paint it when he visited Italy Used bronze and silver on the kings outfits Purpose was to show Phillips reign for prosperity
Resoruces….. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/velazquez/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Surrender_of_Breda http://www.diegovelazquez.org/ http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/painters/velazquez.asp http://www.diego-rodrigo-de-silva-y-velazquez.com/