DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ
(June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary baroque period, important as a portrait artist. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family, other notable European figures, and commoners, culminating in the production of his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656).

From the first quarter of the nineteenth century, Velázquez's artwork was a model for the realist and impressionist painters, in particular Édouard Manet. Since that time, more modern artists, including Spain's Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, as well as the Anglo-Irish painter Francis Bacon, have paid tribute to Velázquez by recreating several of his most famous works.

 

The child in the works of Velázques:

 

Helnwein Child: Velázquez, La Infanta Margarita,1656
Velázquez, La Infanta Margarita,1656

 

Helnwein Child: Velázquez, Las Meninas (detail), 1656
Velázquez, Las Meninas (detail), 1656

 

Helnwein Child: Velázquez, Las Meninas (detail), 1656
Velázquez, Las Meninas (detail), 1656

 

Helnwein Child: Velázquez, La Reina Mariana de Austria, 1655-56
Velázquez, La Reina Mariana de Austria, 1655-56

 

Helnwein Child:
Velázquez, Las Meninas o la Familia de Felipe IV (detail), 1656