Velazquez

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A famous Spanish painter from the 1600s who painted very realistic portraits

proper noun
/vəˈlɑːskɛz/

: Velázquez

Three paintings come to mind: Ingres' "La Grande Odalisque," Manet's "Olympia," and Velazquez' "La Venus del Espejo."

Examples

This is Velazquez, a Spanish painter.

Dulcinea (2019)
We now come to Diego Velazquez' masterpiece.

Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero (2016)
And of course, for Velazquez, it's to show the king and queen that his painting is as good as the real thing.
Velazquez paints a Venus who examines herself in a mirror.

Academic text (1997)
In the painting, the embellished cross of the Order of Santiago appears on Velazquez's breast, but it was added afterwards, reportedly by the king himself.

Fiction book (1993)
Diego Velazquez is celebrated for his contributions to Baroque art, particularly in royal portraits.
Many art historians consider Velazquez one of the greatest painters of the 17th century.
The work of Velazquez continues to influence artists around the world today.

Synonyms

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez

vsVelazquez

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A Spanish painter from the 1600s who is famous for portraits

is the shorter, widely used form referring to the same historical artist

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Velazquez is a Spanish family name that originally meant 'son of' Velasco, because the ending -ez means 'son of' in Spanish, much like the English name 'Johnson'. So the famous painter Diego Velazquez is known by this last name as a family name.