diego velasquez

     

This Spanish court artist's 1620s painting "Los Borachos" or "The Drinkers" is in the Prado

Trivia about diego velasquez

  • He was 24 when he first painted Spain's Philip IV who became his patron
  • Court painter to Philip IV, he depicted the Spanish royal family in his painting "Las Meninas"

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