The Spanish painter Diego Rodrguez de Silva y Velazquez made an interesting painting of his assistant in sixteen fifty.

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Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (1599 - 1660) was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain, and is best known for his portraits of the royal family, including his masterpiece, Las Meninas.

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