Velazquez Treasures(1970)

movie - first aired/released 1970-01-01 - 9 min

Directed by Vicente Lluch

Probably the greatest Spanish painter of the 17th century, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazques (1599-1660) was a court painter and worked at various courts throughout his life. His famous, Las Maninas, is typical of his work, and shows Princess Margarita and her court with himself painting the scene.