Diego Velázquez was born on June 6, 1599, in Seville[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and died on August 6, 1660, in Madrid[3][4][5][6][10][7][9]. He was a Spanish citizen[7][11][1] who worked as a painter, artist, and visual artist[12][7][9][13][8]. His father was Juan Rodríguez de Silva[14] and his mother was Jerónima Velázquez[14]. He married Juana Pacheco in 1618, and they remained married until his death in 1660[14]. They had one child, Francisca de Silva Velázquez y Pacheco[14].
Velázquez was associated with the Baroque movement[15] and worked in genres including portrait painting, mythological painting, history painting, religious painting, portrait, and architectural painting[7]. He was awarded the Order of Santiago. His notable works include The Triumph of Bacchus, Las Meninas, Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan, Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, The Surrender of Breda, and The Waterseller of Seville.
He held the positions of court painter and Great Lodging Master of the Palace from 1652 onward[16]. He was buried in Madrid[4].
Notable work: The Triumph of Bacchus[21], Las Meninas[22], Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan[23], Christ in the House of Martha and Mary[24], The Surrender of Breda[25], The Waterseller of Seville[26], Equestrian Portrait of Philip IV[27]
Described at URL: https://www.uffizi.it/en/video/velazquez-at-the-uffizi[57]
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Diego Velázquez has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
He has been cited as an influence by Gustave Courbet[60], a painter[61], 1819–1877[62], of France[63], awarded the Salon of French Artists[64], specialised in painting[65]; Ilya Repin[66], a painter[67], 1844–1930[68], of Russian Empire[69], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[70], specialised in painting[71]; Fernando Botero[72], a painter[73], 1932–2023[74], of Colombia[75], awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[76], specialised in art of sculpture[77]; Joaquín Sorolla[78], a painter[79], 1863–1923[80], of Spain[81], awarded the Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII[82], specialised in painting[83]; Hermann Nitsch[84], an artist[85], 1938–2022[86], of Austria[87], awarded the City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts[88], specialised in visual arts[89]; and Vasily Polenov[90], a painter[91], 1844–1927[92], of Russian Empire[93], awarded the People's Painter of the RSFSR[94], specialised in painting[95].
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