Friday, June 6, 2008

Diego Velázquez

Who is Diego Velázquez?

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660), commonly referred to as Diego Velázquez, was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary baroque period, important as a portrait artist. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family, other notable European figures, and commoners, culminating in the production of his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656).


From the first quarter of the nineteenth century, Velázquez's artwork was a model for the realist and impressionist painters, in particular Édouard Manet. Since that time, more modern artists, including Spain's Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, as well as the Anglo-Irish painter Francis Bacon, have paid tribute to Velázquez by recreating several of his most famous works.

* All the information are taken from Wikipedia.

9 comments:

yam9972 said...

beh hiao all these..

Akira 思胜 said...

wah, so fast u post about this logo d ah? Not bad... thanks for the information oh... the logo is very creative!!!

迷迭香 said...

any significant celebration ?

Dragon said...

wantan, wah.... terkejut to see u here. beh hiao mar go read more lo, then mar eh hiao liao lo.

akira, yes lo, fast leh.... hahahaha.

迷迭香, i think is celebrating his birthday mar. 6 of june! hehehe.

Tau Sar Phneah said...

saw that logo this morning during work..but duno whts tht about..thanks for telling..

Sue said...

Wei u put down your ppp advert liao ah...hehe..

Dragon said...

tsp, u r welcome.

sue, still do la. just that recently very less la. sometimes nothing at all leh.

Chobits said...

WOw! Is good to learn more through those tiny little creative logos, keep it up! But after i read it, i will certainly forget in the next few hour..XD

Dragon said...

chobits, wakakaka, true also.

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