Spanish Baroque Era Painter, 1599-1660 Spanish painter. He was one of the most important European artists of the 17th century, spending his career from 1623 in the service of Philip IV of Spain. His early canvases comprised bodegones and religious paintings, but as a court artist he was largely occupied in executing portraits, while also producing some historical, mythological and further religious works. His painting was deeply affected by the work of Rubens and by Venetian artists, especially Titian, as well as by the experience of two trips (1629-31 and 1649-51) to Italy. Under these joint influences he developed a uniquely personal style characterized by very loose, expressive brushwork. Although he had no immediate followers, he was greatly admired by such later painters as Goya and Manet
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mk248 den bar sortens malning kallas for bodegon, bokstavligen spanska for vardsbus men i allmanbet anvant i betydelsen stilleben med koksmotiv. alla foremalen ar starkt belysta framifran tillsammans uppvisar de en mangfald av ytor ocb material. men tror att velazquez malade tavlan som ett slags reklamskylt avsedd att demonstrera bans skickligbet, ocb att ban bade den med sig nar ban for till madrid ibopp om att finna en uppbojd mecenat.