1. Diego Velázquez He was born June 6, 1599, in Seville, Spain. He died August 6, 1660, in Madrid.

2. The city of Seville The capital city, Madrid

3. The house where he was born Velásquez began to paint when he was very young. When he was 23 years old, he went to Madrid to paint.

4. The career of Diego Velázquez In1623 he painted a portrait of King Felipe IV  The king liked the painting a lot. Afterwards, he only allowed Velázquez to paint his portaits.

5. Felipe IV (in Brown and Silver) (1632) Velásquez was the most important painter in the court of King Felipe IV.

6. Felipe IV…again

8. The career of Diego Velázquez He was a Baroque painter (Baroque period1600-1750) He painted numerous portraits of the royal family and other important figures of the time.

9. Don Baltasar Carlos. He died when he was 17 years old.

10. Retrato de la Infanta María Teresa (The daughter of Felipe IV)

14. La carrera de Diego Velázquez His style was realist and impressionist. It was said that his paintings were so realistic that they almost breathed.

15. Examples of his realist style Vieja friendo huevos (1618) Los Borrachos (1629)

16. Velásquez also painted historic scenes. La Rendición de Breda (1634- 35) This happened June 2,1625.

17. HIS MOST IMPORTANT WORK Las Meninas (1656)

19. Las Meninas 1.Infanta María Teresa when she was 5 years old. 9. Diego Velásquez

20. 2-3. las meninas “ladies-in-waiting” 4-5. enanos “dwarves” They were very common in the Spanish court.

21. 6. The chaperone for the princess. 7. A bodyguard 8. José Nieto Velásquez (probably a relative of the painter)

22. 10-11 Who is in the mirror?

23. You can see Las meninas in the Prado Museum in Madrid.

24. The influence of Velásquez He inspired many famous painters of the 19 th century. Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí painted their own version of the works of Velásquez.

25. Las Meninas de Picasso

26. Las Meninas Modernas