Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)The foremost Spanish painter of the Baroque age—and th
Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)The foremost Spanish painter of the Baroque age—and the greatest beneficiary of royal patronage—was Diego Velázquez. As did many other Spanish artists, Velázquez produced religious pictures as well as genre scenes, but his renown in his day rested primarily on the works he painted for King Philip IV. After the king appointed Velázquez court painter, the artist largely abandoned both religious and genre subjects in favor of royal portraits and canvases recording historical events. (x) -- source link
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