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Diego Velázquez
Painter of the Spanish Golden Age, born in Seville, who long served as court painter to the Spanish monarchy.…
Timeline
- 1599–1623Seville · AndalusiaBorn in Seville, he studied under Francisco Pacheco and became a member of the Seville painters' guild in 1617. His early religious and genre paintings established a solid foundation in realism.
- 1623–1656Madrid · CastileHe entered the Madrid court in 1623, serving Philip IV and other monarchs. He traveled to Italy 1649–1651, completing the Portrait of Pope Innocent X in 1650. In 1656 he finished the masterpiece of court group portraiture, Las Meninas, securing his place in Western art history.
- 1657–1660Madrid · CastileIn his later years he continued painting for the court and took on ceremonial and diplomacy-related duties, being made a knight of the Order of Santiago in 1658. He died in Madrid on August 6, 1660, amid preparations for the wedding of the Spanish princess Maria Theresa to Louis XIV of France.
Sources
- Diego Velázquez https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diego-Velazquez
- 迭戈·委拉斯开兹 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BF%AD%E6%88%88%C2%B7%E5%A7%94%E6%8B%89%E6%96%AF%E5%BC%80%E5%85%B9