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Diego Velázquez

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Profession
Painter
Died
Aug 6, 1660
Zodiac
Gemini
Born in
SevilleSpain
About
Spanish Golden Age artist who was a portrait painter for the Spanish royal family, famous Europeans, and commoners. He was admired by many realist and impressionist painters like Edouard Manet.
Family
He was the eldest child of João Rodrigues da Silva and Jerónima Velázquez. He and his wife died only eight days apart and were buried side-by-side at the Church of San Juan Bautista. He had two daughters named Francisca and Ignacia.

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