VELAZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Spanish Baroque Era Painter, 1599-1660
Spanish painter. He was one of the most important European artists of the 17th century, spending his career from 1623 in the service of Philip IV of Spain. His early canvases comprised bodegones and religious paintings, but as a court artist he was largely occupied in executing portraits, while also producing some historical, mythological and further religious works. His painting was deeply affected by the work of Rubens and by Venetian artists, especially Titian, as well as by the experience of two trips (1629-31 and 1649-51) to Italy. Under these joint influences he developed a uniquely personal style characterized by very loose, expressive brushwork.
Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob sey 1630
Oil on canvas, 223 x 250 cm
Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial Painting ID:: 9459
VELAZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob sey 1630
Oil on canvas, 223 x 250 cm
Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial
Doua Antonia de Ipeuarrieta y Galds and her Son Luis wr c. 1631
Oil on canvas, 215 x 100 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid Painting ID:: 9461
VELAZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Doua Antonia de Ipeuarrieta y Galds and her Son Luis wr c. 1631
Oil on canvas, 215 x 100 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
Spanish Baroque Era Painter, 1599-1660
Spanish painter. He was one of the most important European artists of the 17th century, spending his career from 1623 in the service of Philip IV of Spain. His early canvases comprised bodegones and religious paintings, but as a court artist he was largely occupied in executing portraits, while also producing some historical, mythological and further religious works. His painting was deeply affected by the work of Rubens and by Venetian artists, especially Titian, as well as by the experience of two trips (1629-31 and 1649-51) to Italy. Under these joint influences he developed a uniquely personal style characterized by very loose, expressive brushwork.