Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an important portrait artist of the contemporary
“Velázquez es decididamente el pintor de los pintores. No me ha sorprendido, me ha extasiado.” Tras visitar el Museo del Prado en Madrid, el pintor francés Édouard Manet no pudo sino dedicar estas palabras a una de las principales figuras de la historia del arte: el pintor sevillano Diego de
El Greco, born Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1541 – 7 April 1614), was a Greek artist whose painting and sculpture helped define the Spanish Renaissance and influence various movements to come. “El Greco” (“The Greek”) was a nick-friedmanname, a reference to his Greek origin. He is remembered chiefly for his elongated, tortured
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