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Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez

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Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y (rôħrēˈgāth ħā sēlˈvä ē vāläthˈkāth) [key], 1599–1660, b. Seville. He was the most celebrated painter of the Spanish school.

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