What is diego velázquez famous for

Art

Considered as one of the best representatives of pictorial art and famous Spanish Baroque painter who captured his works regardless of the theme: religious, landscapes, historical.

Diego Velázquez is universally recognized as one of the best artists in the world. The naturalistic style in which he stood out, gave him an expression form that made him remarkable, his great observation power when portraying both the living model and the still life.

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He was greatly stimulated by the study of Venetian painting of the sixteenth century. He developed from a master of faithful similarity and characterization, in the creator of masterpieces of visual impression unique in his time.

With a brilliant diversity of brushstrokes and delicate color harmonies, Diego Velázquez managed to give beautiful effects of form and texture, space, light and atmosphere, which made him the main precursor of the French impressionism that emerged during the nineteenth century.