Diego Velazquez was a leading Spanish painter born in 1599 in Seville, Spain. He first studied under Francisco de Herrera and later became an apprentice of Francisco Pacheco. In 1618, he married Pacheco's daughter Juana and had two daughters. Velazquez went to Madrid in 1622 where he served as court painter to King Philip IV, painting portraits of the royal family. He is renowned for works like Las Meninas, La Venus del espejo, and La Rendición de Breda. Velazquez died in Madrid in 1660.

1. by Mike Park Biography of Diego Velazquez

2. Personal Information June 6, 1599, in Seville, Andalusia, Spain Juana Pacheco, and two daughters He was a member of the hidalgo class, an order of minor aristocracy. He was also educated to fear god and learned languages and philosophy. August 6, 1660 Basic Details of Diego Velazquez

3. Accomplishments of Velazquez Diego Velazquez was the leading artist in the court of the King Philip IV. His famous works are Las Meninas, La Venus del espejo, and La Rendición de Breda. He first studied under Francisco de Herrera, a vigorous painter. After a year, he began serve as an apprentice under Francisco Pacheco. And in 1618, Velazquez married Juana Pacheco and bore two daughters. After, Velazquez went to Madrid in April, 1622 and in 1629, he went to Italy. After a year and half, he came back to Madrid. Then he went to Italy again at 1649 and came back to Spain and enjoyed his last years.

4. He painted portraits of kings and other royal families. Also his parents taught him to fear God. and he learned languages and philosophy Slide 4: Qualities

5. It is interesting that Velazquez won the 'best artist' competition that was held in 1627 by King Philip. Also Velazquez was patronized by the crown. Slide 5: Interesting Facts

6. I chose Velazquez to write his bibliography because he was one of the greatest artists and one of the most famous artist in Spain art history. Conclusion

7. Slide 6: Bibliography Book : no book Web Sites : &quot;Diego Velázquez -.&quot; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . 11 Feb. 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez>. Encyclopedias : no encyclopedia

8. Bibliography: Image Sources Slide 1: Velazquez, Diego. &quot;File:Diego Velazquez.jpg -.&quot; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . 11 Feb. 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez.jpg>. Slide 2 : Velazquez, Diego. &quot;File:Velazquez-Meninas.jpg -.&quot; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . 11 Feb. 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Velazquez-Meninas.jpg>. Slide 4 : Velazquez, Diego. &quot;File:DiegoVelazquez MeninasDetail.jpg -.&quot; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . 11 Feb. 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DiegoVelazquez_MeninasDetail.jpg>.

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