The 430 Artworks of Diego Velazquez

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Diego Velazquez - The Rokeby VenusThe Rokeby VenusDiego Velazquez

Size, Media, Style and Date

The Rokeby Venus, painted between 1647 and 1651, is a masterpiece of Spanish Baroque art. The painting measures 122 cm in height and 177 cm in width, making it an impressive work of art. It was created using oil on canvas, which allowed Velázquez to achie...

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Diego Velazquez - Las Meninas (detail)Las Meninas (detail)Diego Velazquez

This baroque painting is considered one of the most important of all-time. The central figure is the young Margarita Teresa of Spain but the painting also shows the artist himself, an image of the king and queen, several servants, two dwarfs, and a dog.

Museo del Prado (Madrid, Spain)
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Diego Velazquez - The Surrender of Breda (Las Lanzas)The Surrender of Breda (Las Lanzas)Diego Velazquez

La rendición de Breda (English: The Surrender of Breda, also known as El cuadro de las lanzas or Las lanzas) is a painting by Velázquez, painted during the years 1634–35, and inspired while Velázquez was visiting Italy with Ambrogio Spinola, the Genoese general who conquered Breda on June 5, 1625. I...

Museo del Prado (Madrid, Spain)
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Diego Velazquez - Prince Balthasar CarlosPrince Balthasar CarlosDiego Velazquez

Discover the beauty and elegance of Prince Balthasar Carlos, a masterpiece created by the renowned Spanish artist, Diego Velázquez. This stunning oil on canvas painting was completed in ...

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Diego Velazquez - Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) or the Royal FamilyLas Meninas (The Maids of Honor) or the Royal FamilyDiego Velazquez

Las Meninas (Spanish for The Maids of Honour) is a painting of the Spanish Golden Age. The work's complex and enigmatic composition raises questions about reality and illusion, and creates an uncertain relationship between the viewer and the figures depicted. Because of these complexities, Las Menin...

Museo del Prado (Madrid, Spain)
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Diego Velazquez - Venus at Her MirrorVenus at Her MirrorDiego Velazquez

The Rokeby Venus (also known as The Toilet of Venus, Venus at her Mirror, Venus and Cupid, or La Venus del espejo) is a painting by Diego Velázquez (1599–1660), the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. Completed between 1647 and 1651, and probably painted during the artist's visit to Italy, the...

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Diego Velazquez - The Forge of VulcanThe Forge of VulcanDiego Velazquez

The Forge of Vulcan is a oil painting by the Spanish painter Diego Velazquez. The pictures Velázquez produced in Italy include the large Forge of Vulcan. The god of fire and his assistants are working a red-hot piece of metal in the forge, which is grey with dust, and another journeyman is making a ...

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Diego Velazquez - Mercury and ArgusMercury and ArgusDiego Velazquez

Mercury and Argus is a oil painting by the Spanish painter Diego Velazquez. Mercury was a messenger and a god of trade, the son of Maia Maiestas and Jupiter in Roman mythology. In Greek mythology, Argus Panoptes or Argos, guardian of the heifer-nymph Io and son of Arestor, was a primordial giant who...

Museo del Prado (Madrid, Spain)
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Diego Velazquez - Mars, God of WarMars, God of WarDiego Velazquez

Mars is a oil painting by the Spanish painter Diego Velazquez. It was painted in 1640. Mars was the Roman god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. This painting (179 × 95 cm) is currently housed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.

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Diego Velazquez - Surrender of Breda (Las Lanzas)Surrender of Breda (Las Lanzas)Diego Velazquez

La rendición de Breda (English: The Surrender of Breda), also known as El cuadro de las lanzas or Las lanzas, is a painting by Velázquez, painted during the years 1634–35, and inspired while Velázquez was visiting Italy with Ambrosio Spinola, the Italian general who conquered Breda on June 5, 1625. ...

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Diego Velazquez - Self-portraitSelf-portraitDiego Velazquez

Self-Portrait is a oil painting by the Spanish painter Diego Velazquez. It was painted in 1645. The painter's aristocratic stance carries over into 'sprezzatura' or courtly nonchalance, of his brushwork. Two examples: a few dryer strokes at the neck for his linen, and a more charged brush for sword ...


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