Diego Velázquez – The Great Spanish Master

As a court painter to the Spanish King Philip IV in 17th century Spain, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (more commonly referred to as Diego Velázquez) was the leading Spanish artist of his time. His modern and realistic portraits of the royal family, European figures, as well as commoners, served as a major influence for many prominent painters in future years including Picasso, Dali, Bacon, and Manet. Our SegPlayPC collection has many of his best known works including An Old Woman Frying Eggs, The Feast of Bacchus, Las Meninas, The Waterseller of Seville, The Needlewoman, Portrait of Pope Innoncent X,portrait of Juan de Pareja, Philip IV at Fraga, The Dwarf Francisco Lezcano, and The Surrender of Breda.