where was he born?
Seville, Spain.
Diego Velázquez
Velázquez was born in Seville, Spain, the first child of Juan Rodriguez de Silva, a notary, and Jerónima Velázquez. He
here right in front of us is the best painting in the exhibit UNANSWERABLE what is this all about? UNANSWERABLE what kind of a work is this? UNANSWERABLE what can you tell me about its composition? UNANSWERABLE what can you tell me about "las meninas" as culmination of themes in velázquez? It is a 1656 painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age what can you tell me about the style of the above mentioned artist? He rarely signed his pictures, he rejected the pomp that characterized the portraiture of other European courts and he is known for using a rather limited palette, but he mixed the available paints with great skill to achieve varying hues. can you name any of his other works? Portraits of Philip, Elisabeth of Bourbon, Don Baltasar Carlos and Francisco de Quevedo. when was the aforesaid last work done? UNANSWERABLE how is the artist associated with recreations of classic? Pablo Picasso paid homage to Velázquez in 1957 when he recreated "Las Meninas" in 44 variations and Salvador Dalí, created in 1958 a work entitled " Velázquez Painting the Infanta Margarita With the Lights and Shadows of His Own Glory".
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Diego Velázquez [SEP] Early life
Velázquez was born in Seville, Spain, the first child of Juan Rodriguez de Silva, a notary, and Jerónima Velázquez. He was baptized at the church of St. Peter in Seville on Sunday, June 6, 1599. The baptism most likely occurred a few days or weeks after his birth. His paternal grandparents, Diogo da Silva and Maria Rodrigues, were Portuguese and had moved to Seville decades earlier. When Velázquez was offered knighthood in 1658 he claimed descent from the lesser nobility in order to qualify; in fact, however, his grandparents were tradespeople, and possibly Jewish "conversos". As was customary in Andalusia, Velázquez usually used his mother's surname.