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Diego Velázquez

By Diego Velázquez

Diego Velázquez (1599–1660), court painter to King Philip IV of Spain, was the supreme master of oil brushwork, spatial atmosphere, and dignity in portraiture.

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Las Meninas (The Ladies-in-Waiting)

1656 • Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Looking through a room of living mirrors and quiet light.

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Table of Contents

6 Chapters

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1

Las Meninas (The Ladies-in-Waiting)

1656 • Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

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2

The Surrender of Breda (Las Lanzas)

1635 • Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

3

The Waterseller of Seville

1620 • Apsley House, Wellington Collection, London

4

Portrait of Juan de Pareja

1650 • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

5

The Forge of Vulcan

1630 • Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

6

The Spinners (The Fable of Arachne)

c. 1657 • Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

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