Spanish Baroque Era Painter, 1599-1660 Spanish painter. He was one of the most important European artists of the 17th century, spending his career from 1623 in the service of Philip IV of Spain. His early canvases comprised bodegones and religious paintings, but as a court artist he was largely occupied in executing portraits, while also producing some historical, mythological and further religious works. His painting was deeply affected by the work of Rubens and by Venetian artists, especially Titian, as well as by the experience of two trips (1629-31 and 1649-51) to Italy. Under these joint influences he developed a uniquely personal style characterized by very loose, expressive brushwork. Although he had no immediate followers, he was greatly admired by such later painters as Goya and Manet  Related Paintings of Diego Velazquez :. | Portrait of Don Luis de Gongora | Velazquez et la Famille royale ou Les Menines (detail) (df02) | Portrait d'un nain tenant un volume sur ses genoux (don Diego de Acedo,el Primo) (df02) | Portrat des Gaspar de Guzman, Conde Duqie de Olivares | Portrat eines jungen Spaniers |
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Henri Bellech-ose
Brabant active in Dijon 1415-Dijon 1440/44
Cornelis Massijs
painted Hl. Hieronymus in einer Landschaft in 1547
George Fennel Robson
English Painter, 1788-1833 English watercolourist. After initial training in Durham, Robson moved to London in 1804 with the intention of becoming a landscape painter. He was introduced to the circle of artists surrounding John Varley, and it was from Varley that Robson derived the strong, uncluttered compositions and breadth of manner that characterize his own style.