1. Biography of
Diego Velazquez
by Stacy Koo
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2. Basic Details
born in Seville, in 1599
son of Juan Rodríguez de Silva , a
lawyer whose parents, Diogo da Silva
and wife Maria Rodrigues, were
Portuguese Jews.
educated by his parents to fear God and
received good training in languages and
philosophy.
by the early 1620s his position and
reputation were assured in Seville. He
moved to Madrid in 1622. In 1627, he
won a competition for the best painters
of Spain with the subject to be the
expulsion of the Moors.
He died on August 6, 1660.
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3. Accomplishments
known as the bridge
between realism and
Impressionism.
left many royal
portraits which
influenced a lot in
history.
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4. Qualities
Different from the
other portraits, his
pictures had clear use
of lines and lights.
He applied his new
knowledge to his own
speciality.
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5. Your Choice
He drew a lot of royal
portraits with
remarkable
psychological insight.
He tried to reflect each
character’s personality
on his portrait.
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6. Conclusion
Diego Velazquez was famous for his portraits
mainly drawn in the court of King Philip IV.
His style was unique and psychologically insightful
and later influenced many other artists.
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7. Bibliography
 Seven Centruries of
Art: Survey and
Index (Time and
Life library of art)
 Wikipedia
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8. Bibliography: Image Sources
 Slide 1:http://images.google.co.kr/imgres?
google.com
 Slide 2:http://
educacionplasticayvisual.wikispaces.com/
file/view/velazquez.meninas.jpg
 Slide 3:http://z.about.com/d/arthistory/1/0/
D/P/fall06specex_08.jpg
 Slide 4:http://
exhibits.denverartmuseum.org/
artisansandkings/wp-content/uploads/
2007/09/velazquez.jpg
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9. Slide show created by...
This slide show is
created by Stacy.
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