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Artist a Day:  DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ

Artist a day! DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ  (1599-1660) Simultaneously with Rembrandt, Velázquez represents the culmination of Baroque painting.

oil on canvas, 125 x 203 cm, 1619

The Adoration of the Magi

Velazquez's Works

But unlike the Dutchman, the Sevillian artist contributed most of his life in the excellent but rigid court society. Velázquez was a painter of atmospheres - Two centuries before Turner or the Impressionists.

oil on canvas, 122.5 x 177 cm, 1648

The Rokeby Venus

Velazquez's Works

One of his fundamental paintings was a colossal royal painting titled "Meninas ", "The Forge of Vulcan ", and the bold and unforgettable sketches of the Villa Medici.

oil on canvas, 128 x 99 cm, 1618

An Old Woman Cooking Eggs

Velazquez's Works

Famous Quotes by  Diego Velazquez: "I would rather be the first painter of common things than second in higher art."

oil on canvas, 38 x 44 cm, 1630

View of the Gardens of the Villa Medici, Rome, with a Statue of Ariadne

Velazquez's Works

oil on canvas, 310 x 245 cm, 1635

A White Horse

Velazquez's Works

oil on canvas, 307 x 367 cm, 1635

The Surrender of Breda

Velazquez's Works