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Painting is a manner of expression and there are various ways and styles; abstract painting and other aesthetic compositions may serve to exhibit the emotion and intangible intentions of the painter. A lot of people regard painting to be one of the highest art forms; throughout the history of the world, you can see how a piece of art has adapted and changed into many different movements that reflect much of its time and era.

Most of Spain’s culture can be seen echoed in the pieces of art done by Spanish artist. If you are really curious to know more about this, it would also be a plus if you can study about Spain’s language and culture through reading and studying online or through books. If you are really interested in learning more about this, there are online resources with the likes of Rocket Spanish which offers basic lessons on both culture and language free of charge and readily downloadable from their website. Rocket Spanish is a Computer Assisted Language Learning that can help you speak Spanish fluently.

There are so much Spanish painters, who have left a mark in the world of art and during Spain’s El Siglo de Oro, or Golden Age, a lot of Spain’s most brilliant painters emerged. One Spanish painter that made a clear mark of them all is Diego Velasquez; he became one of Spain’s highly important and most admired artist during his generation. This master is truly one of a kind in terms of technique and masterpieces; he is a realist painter and his vision in his art is something that was not yet common during his time.

In June 5, 1599 in Seville, Diego Velasquez was born, coming from a family of minor nobility and being the eldest of six children. As early as a child Velasquez studied painting and at the age of eleven he learned under the apprenticeship of master painter Francisco Pacheco; he was truly gifted and by the time he reached eighteen years old, the painters’ guild certified him as  an exceptional painter and permitted him to paint as a professional. He chose as his wife Pacheco’s daughter and continued his paintings that have been his means to support his family; his themes are mostly religious and still life paintings of tavern pieces and he was able to sell his paintings and accumulate a lot of money which he used to buy a comfortable house for them and another house to be rented out.

Many of the exceptional pieces were created by Diego Velasquez, which made him one of the country’s highly influential people and most acclaimed painter. He made  a great piece called Surrender of Breda, capturing the victory of Marquez de Spinola, he produced the piece shortly after meeting Spinola and when it was given to Spinola, he was stunned; Spinola cannot believe how brilliant Velasquez was and his ability and skill to capture and let the painting express its emotion. Another artwork which may be the most reknowned one credited to his name, is The Maids in Honour or Las Meninas; interestingly, he painted himself inside the painting, quietly working on a canvas at the background.

There are other painters considered to be masters like Diego Velasquez, but the fact still remains that Velasquez was ahead of his generation, and that he had shared much to realism through his many reknowned pieces.

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