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Diego VelázquezHe 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.
Felipe IV (in Brown and Silver)(1632)
¡Hombres
verdaderos llevan
pantimedias!
Velásquez was the
most important painter in the court of King
Felipe IV.
Felipe IV…againSoy pelirrojo.
Me gusta montar a
caballo. Mi caballo es más
grande que tu caballo.
The career of Diego VelázquezHe 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 gusta
montar a caballo también!
Retrato de la Infanta María Teresa(The daughter of Felipe IV)
Soy la hija del Rey Felipe IV.
Soy muy joven en este retrato.
Retrato de la Infanta María Teresa(The daughter of Felipe IV)
Soy mayor en este retrato.
Mi vestido es enorme, ¿no?
Retrato de la Infanta María Teresa(The daughter of Felipe IV)
¡Uf! ¿Qué hay en mi pelo en
este retrato?
Soy pelirroja…como mi padre.
Quiero ir al prom ahora.
La carrera de Diego VelázquezHis style was realist and impressionist.
It was said that his paintings were so realistic that they almost breathed.Soy muy realista, ¿no?
Examples of his realist style
Vieja friendo huevos(1618)
Los Borrachos(1629)
Velásquez also painted historic scenes.
La Rendición de Breda (1634-35)
This happened
June 2,1625.
HIS MOST IMPORTANT WORK
Las Meninas(1656)
Las Meninas
1.Infanta María Teresa when she was 5 years old.
9. Diego Velásquez
2-3. las meninas “ladies-in-
waiting”
4-5. enanos “dwarves”
They were very common in the Spanish court.
6. The chaperone for the princess.
7. A bodyguard
8. José Nieto Velásquez (probably a relative of the painter)
10-11
Who is in the mirror?
You can see Las meninas in the Prado Museum in
Madrid.
The influence of VelásquezHe inspired many famous painters of the 19th century.
Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí painted their own version of the works of Velásquez.
Las Meninas de Picasso
Las Meninas Modernas
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