Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, 1599–1660) is the greatest Spanish realist artist who laid the foundations of psychological portraiture in European art. From 1623 - court painter of King Philip IV. Velázquez's painting is distinguished by the courage of realistic observations, the ability to penetrate into the character of the model, a heightened sense of harmony, subtlety and richness of color.

The final part of the album presents reproductions of 21 works by Velázquez from 1650–1659, as well as works supposedly owned by or erroneously attributed to the artist.

List of illustrationsUse the arrow to expand or collapse this sectionPortrait of Cardinal Camillo Massimi (Retrato de Camillo Massimi, 1650–1651, Spanish Society, New York)Portrait of the Papal Barber Ferdinando Brandani (Ferdinando Brandani, around 1650, Prado, Madrid) Portrait of Pope Innocent X (Inocencio X, 1650, Wellington Museum, London) Portrait of Pope Innocent X (fragment) Portrait of Pope Innocent X (Retrato del Papa Inocencio X, 1650, Doria Gallery Pamphili, Rome) Portrait of Juan de Pareja (Retrato de Juan Pareja, 1650, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) Portrait of Juan de Pareja (fragment) Portrait of Cardinal Camillo Astali (Retrat del cardenal Camillo Astali Pamphili, 1650–1651, Spanish Society, New York) Portrait of Infanta Maria Teresa (Maria Teresa, infanta de Espana, 1651–1652, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) Portrait of Infanta Maria Teresa with a clock (La infanta Maria Teresa de Espana, 1652–1653, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)Portrait of Queen Marianna of Austria (Mariana de Austria, reina de Espana, 1652–1653, Prado, Madrid)Portrait of Queen Marianna of Austria (fragment)Portrait of the Infanta Margarita in a pink dress (La infanta Margarita, 1653, private collection, Madrid)Portrait of the Infanta Margarita in a pink dress (La infanta Margarita, 1653, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)Portrait of the Infanta Margaret in a pink dress (fragment)Portrait of Philip IV (Felipe IV, circa 1654, Prado, Madrid)Portrait of Queen Marianna of Austria (La reina Mariana de Austria, 1655–1656, Meadows Museum of Art, Dallas)The Spinner, or the Myth of Ariadne (Las hilanderas, o La fabula de Aracne, 1655–1660, Prado, Madrid) The Spinner, or the Myth of Ariadne (fragment) Las meninas, o La familia de Felipe IV, 1656, Prado, Madrid) Las Meninas (fragment) Las Meninas (self-portrait ) Lass Meninas (Infanta Margarita) Portrait of Infanta Margarita in a white dress (La infanta Margarita, 1656, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna) Portrait of Queen Marianna of Austria (La reina Mariana de Austria, 1656–1657, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum) Portrait of Philip IV (Philip IV, 1656–1657, National Gallery, London) Mercury and Argus (Mercurio y Argos, circa 1659, Prado, Madrid)Portrait of Infanta Margarita in a blue dress (Infanta Margarita Teresa con vestido azul, 1659, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)Portrait of Prince Felipe Prospero (El principe Felipe Prospero, 1659, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)Portrait Prince Filipe Prospero (fragment)Head of a laughing boy (presumably self-portrait, 1618, Hermitage, St. Petersburg)Portrait of a young man with a branch in his hand (Retrato de un hombre joven con la ramita en la mano, circa 1620, lost)Head of a girl (Cabeza de muchacha, 1620–1624, Lazaro Museum Galdiano, Madrid) Isabella of Bourbon (Isabel de Borbon, circa 1625, Royal Palace, Madrid) Portrait of a Lady (Dona Ines de Zuniga, circa 1635, Art Gallery, Berlin) Hunters (Los cavaliers consiguen un perro, circa 1636, Museum of Art, Philadelphia )El Niño de Francisco, the court jester (Retrato de bufon con perro, circa 1645, Prado, Madrid) Portrait of the Infanta Maria Teresa (La infanta Maria Teresa, circa 1650, Museum of Art, Philadelphia) Portrait of Cardinal Cristoforo Segni (Cristoforo Segni, 1650 –1651, private collection, Germany) The Blind Woman (Mujer oculta, 1654, National Museum, Poznan, Poland) Praying Mariana of Austria (Mariana de Austria, orante, circa 1655, Prado, Madrid) Portrait of Infanta Margarita (Retrato de la infanta Margarita, circa 1655, Louvre, Paris) Portrait of Philip IV (Philip IV, circa 1655, Art Museum, Cincinnati) Philip IV at Prayer (Felipe IV, orante, circa 1655, Prado, Madrid) Reclining Dog (Perro de mentira, 1656–1657, National Library, Madrid) Fountain of Tritons on the Garden Island, Aranjuez (La Fuente de los Tritones en el Jardin de la Isla, de Aranjuez, 1657, Prado, Madrid)White Horse (Dibujo de ?Velazquez?, 17th century, British Museum, London)Horseman (Dibujo de ?Velazquez?, 17th century, British Museum , London) Horsemen (Dibujo de ?Velazquez?, XVII century, British Museum, London) Head of a man (La cabeza del hombre, XVII century, National Library, Madrid) Marianna of Austria (Mariana de Austria, copy of an unknown author, XVII century, Trianon , Versailles)Still life (Naturaleza muerta, XVII century, Art Museum, Indianapolis)Portrait of a girl (Retrato de niña, XVII century, British Museum, London) Portrait of a cardinal (Retrato de un cardenal, XVII century, Louvre, Paris) Seated Christ (Sentados Cristo, XVII century, private collection, New York) Soldier with a musket (Un soldado con un fusil, XVII century, National Library, Madrid) Fragment of a hunting scene (Fragmento de una escena de caza, XVII century, Art Museum, Düsseldorf) Antonio Gonzalez Velazquez. Christopher Columbus presents their Catholic Majesties with the New World (Antonio González Velázquez. Cristóbal Colón presenta a las majestades católicas el Nuevo Mundo, 1635, copy of an unknown author of the 18th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Quimper, France) Juan Bautista Martinez del Maso. View of Zaragoza (Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo. Vista de la ciudad de Zaragoza, 1647, Prado, Madrid) Juan Bautista Martinez del Maso. Don Adrian Pulido Pareja (Admiral Adriano Pulido Pareja, after 1647, National Gallery, London) Juan Bautista Martinez del Maso. Infanta Margarita (Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo. La infanta Margarita de Austria, circa 1665, Prado, Madrid) Portrait of Diego Velazquez by an unknown artist, 1791 Portrait of Diego Velazquez (fragment) Federico de Madrazo. Portrait of Velazquez. 1835, National Library, Madrid