DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ

NAME OF PAINTERDESCRIPTION
DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ He was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age.
He was an individualistic artist of the Baroque period (c. 1600–1750). 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
NAME OF ARTISTDESCRIPTIONCITYCOUNTRY/STATE
BIRTHPLACE HOUSE – C/ PADRE LUIS MARÍA LLOP, 4, 41004SEVILLESPAIN
BAPTISMCHURCH OF ST PETERSEVILLESPAIN
ALMA MATERNO FORMAL EDUCATION READING, WRITING, AND MATH HOMEHOME
PAINTING NAMEROKEBY VENUS – NATIONAL GALLERYLONDONUNITED KINGDOM
PAINTING NAMEPORTRAIT OF INNOCENT X – DORIA PAMPHIJI GALLERYROMEITALY
DEATHPLACEPRIVATE HOUSEMADRIDSPAIN
BURIALCHURCH HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED WHERE IS BURIAL SITE WAS.MADRIDSPAIN
STATUEStatue of Velázquez (Madrid)MADRIDSPAIN