1. Who was Diego de velázquez? He was the best-known spanish painter from the Golden Age, who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. LET´S START CLICK

2. Just some easy questions to start What was his complete name?Where and When was he born? Did he get married?When? What did he study when he was young? Who was his first painting teacher? When Velazquez left his first teacher´s studio he began to….. What kind of activity did he do? With Whom? When did he end his learning period? When did he pass the exam of the Seville painters' guild? Which were the principal characteristic of his painting? When and Where did he die? What period did he paint? What was his style? What were his three main themes in his pictures? LINKS BACK

3. LINKS If you visit these links, you will get the information in order to answer the previous questions about this famous spanish painter. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velazquez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/velazquez/ FINAL TASK BACK

4. You must do a Biography about this painter. You can use a power point presentation or word document. You must make a picture gallery using the most Velazquez´s famous pictures. In each picture you must write: the title of the picture, the year and the material used to paint that picture and finally the Museum where the picture is. You must make a drawing about your favourite Velazquez´s picture. Then,you must scan and include your picture in the document. BACK