diego de velazquez 1599 - 1660

DIEGO DEVELAZQUEZ1599 - 1660

The best painter in the world

My life

This is me, Diego Rodriguez de Silvay Velazquez .

I was bornin Seville in 1599.

When I was 11, I started working with Francisco Pacheco in

Seville.

I married his daughter, Juana Pacheco, when I was 19, in 1618.

Some people say that this is my wife.

What do you think?

Seville 1617 - 1623

I started working

alone, in my own house, where I lived with my wife and our two daughters .

La Adoración de los Magos is one of my Sevillian paintings.

Madrid 1623- 1660. I was appointed painter to King Felipe

IV. These are two pictures of him.

One of my most famous pictures of my first period in Madrid is

Los Borrachos.

1629 My first journey to Italy.

I was in Italy twice. During my first

journey, I painted La Fragua de

Vulcano.

1630s.As you can see, I painted some of my best pictures

from 1630 to 1639Las lanzas o La Rendición de Breda

La venus del espejo

Cristo crucificado

1649 My second journey to Italy.

During my second journey to Italy, I made this portrait of Pope Inocencio X.

It is very difficult to portray a Pope:

they have not got a lot of time to

pose for you.

Madrid 1651- 1660Back in Madrid, during my last period, I

painted pictures for the royal family and noblemen, for example, las Hilanderas,

based on the legend of Arachne.

In my paintings, I sometimes portrayed myself, as you can see in Las Meninas.

Madrid 1660I died in Madrid, when I was 61 years old, rich and

famous.

What do I do now?I enjoy myself watching what people do with

my pictures.Pope Inocencio X

Las lanzas

Lots of versions of Las meninas.

My favourite versions are the ones of the Venus

This is my favourite one! Goodbye!

Música:

Eric Satie

Gnossienne no 1

Trabajo realizado por Julia Jiménez Funes