
Velazquez and the Spanish Court
Not Just the Tudors
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Velaskas, the King's Painter
As a young man, velaskas could paint someone's portrait very, very fast and have it sent to them. This is one of the ways in which he got this magnificent job that everybody envied him for. When he arrived at this court, the palace had a hundred and 67 huntsmen for the horses and sports,. 300 guards and a corp de ballet of three ed and 50 servants dancing attendance on the monarchs. There was a special servant whose only job was to bring and remove his gloves and put them on again. And you should bear mind that velaskes, towards the endo his life, actually ends up designing dinner plates - i always find that apsy heartbre
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