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Born in Seville, Velázquez adopted his mothers surname, as was common in Andalusia, signing “Diego Velázquez” or “Diego de Silva Velázquez". He studied painting and worked professionally in his native [+]
This Spanish painter and engraver was an exact contemporary of Murillo as well as his greatest rival as a painter in Seville at that time. The two have often been compared on the rather artificial bas [+]
He was born into a family of artists and his father, David Teniers "the Elder", was his first master; indeed, he is referred to by scholars as "David Teniers II". He joined the Guild of St Luke in 163 [+]
Murillo was apparently a calm and sweet natured man, a fact which might explain some aspects of his personal artistic expression. Born into a family of many siblings, he was orphaned as a child and ta [+]
A total lack of documentary references means this artist's biography has had to be reconstructed on the basis of period references to him. He worked in Madrid, and Palomino considered him a "native" o [+]