Diego Velázquez

Diego Velázquez
Self-portrait, c.1640
Born	Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez baptized June 6, 1599 Seville, Spain
Died	August 6, 1660 (aged 61) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Known for	Painting
Notable work	Las Meninas, 1656 Rokeby Venus, 1644–1648 The Surrender of Breda, 1634–1635 List of works
Movement	Baroque

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (/vəˈlɑːskeɪs, -kəs/;also UK /vɪˈlæskwɪz/ and US /vəˈlɑːskɛs, -kwɛs/;Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo roˈðɾiɣeθ de ˈsilba i βeˈlaθkeθ]; baptized on June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV, and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period, important as a portrait artist. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family, other notable European figures, and commoners, culminating in the production of his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656).