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Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y

Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y (rô&thstrok;rē'gāth &thstrok;ā sēl'vä ē vāläth'kāth) [key], 1599–1660, b. Seville. He was the most celebrated painter of the Spanish school.

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