Born:Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Seville, Spain
Died:6 August 1660 (aged 61), Madrid, Spain
Awards:Knight of the Order of Santiago
Baptised:6 June 1599
Movement:Spanish Baroque
Known for:Painting
Notable work:The Surrender of Breda (1634–35), Rokeby Venus (1647–1651), Portrait of Innocent X (1650), Portrait of Juan de Pareja (c. 1650), Las Meninas (1656), Las Hilanderas (c. 1657)