Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez

Nationality: Spanish
Date of birth: 1599.06.06
Place of birth: Seville
Date of death: 1660.08.08
Place of death: Madrid
Category: painter

Identity:

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez was a painter.

Life:

He was greatly admired by Whistler, who saw his work in Manchester in 1857, in London, Paris, and in International loan shows. Whistler's portraits, such as Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander y129, were often compared to those of Velasquez.

Bibliography:

Bénézit, E., Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 8 vols, Paris, 1956-61; w Grove Dictionary of Art Online.