Velázquez

American  

[vuh-lahs-kez, -kes, ve-lahth-keth] / vəˈlɑs kɛz, -kɛs, vɛˈlɑθ kɛθ /

Or Velásquez

noun

1. Diego Rodríguez de Silva y 1599–1660, Spanish painter.

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Velázquez British  

/ beˈlaθkɛθ, beˈlaskɛθ /

noun

1. Diego Rodríguez de Silva y (ˈdjeɣo rɔˈðriɣɛθ de ˈsilβa i). 1599–1660, Spanish painter, remarkable for the realism of his portraits, esp those of Philip IV of Spain and the royal household

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Example Sentences

Artist Gonzalez, whose work is inspired by classical Baroque artists like Velázquez and Goya, said she felt "enormously fortunate" to have been part of the album's journey.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Velázquez worked with Mateo Aguado, the queen’s brilliant tailor, to dramatically dress the portraiture scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

Enter Mariana, the subject of an extraordinary, monumental full-length portrait painted by the Spanish genius Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, loaned by Madrid’s Prado Museum to Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Nydia Velázquez, of New York, would create a new visa-based pathway for individuals displaced by climate change to resettle in the United States.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Velázquez, he thought; some still lifes, maybe some Caravaggio.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng