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A Look at the Career and Works of Spain’s Great Painter, Diego Velasquez

Painting is some kind of an uncomparable expression of one’s self; it is a sublime work of art that comes in many varying techniques from abstract to realist, and the possibilities for expression through it are endless. A number of people see painting to be one of the profound art forms; throughout the history of the world, you can see how painting has adapted and changed into many different movements that reflect much of its time and era.

Spain is definitely one of the artistically gifted countries in Europe and, as a matter of fact, in the world. If you are a student of arts then the place to travel to is Spain, mainly because of its museums that exhibits most number of paintings that are seen as masterpieces, and several different other works of art and artifacts. It would be advantageous if you have a more in depth understanding of this country’s culture through language and cultural lessons which, thanks to the power of the Internet and the world’s penchant for hyperconnectivity, is already possible through locating web pages like Rocket Spanish which gives free basic language and cultural lessons. Rocket Spanish lessons is an excellent tool that can aid you in learning to speak Spanish.

So many of Spain’s known artists came into existence and became famous during its Golden Age and on this era, most Spanish painters were able to make their mark in different types of art forms all over the world. One such famous painter which the world recognizes as a master in this area of art is Diego Velasquez. This master is truly one of a kind in terms of form and artwork; he is a realist painter and his vision in his art is something that was not yet usual during his time.

Being the eldest of six children, Diego Velasquez was brough up in a family of middle class in June 5, 1599. He showed some ability in painting and at the age of eleven, he was granted an apprenticeship in the workshop of the great Francisco Pacheco who trained him and helped him hone his skills as a painter. Velasquez became the husband of the daughter of his master and made his living for his family through concentrating on making paintings with religious themes for churches and taverns.

Diego Velasquez continued with his paintings and made a lot of great paintings that made him well-known throughout the country and in different parts of the world. One of most popular paintings that came alive under his brush was The Surrender of Breda which he painted after meeting the great Marques de Spinola; Spinola was in awe after seeing the details of The Surrender of Breda, wondering at Diego Velasquez’s ability to capture such emotions and realism through his brush strokes. However, if there is one painting which you can regard to be exceptional and most popular among Diego Velasquez’s pieces, that would be the Las Meninas; it became so iconic of his style that until today, it has made its way into the classrooms of different universities worldwide as people study realist paintings.

Diego Velasquez is truly a great painter, his paintings up to this generation are being studied and analyzed; he is really one of Spain’s great masters of painting.

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