Anthony van Dyck vs Diego Velázquez
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Compare the life timelines of Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) and Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 42 years, from 1599 to 1641.
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Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641)
- — Born in Antwerp Verified
- — Apprenticed to painter Hendrick van Balen Verified
- — Worked as chief assistant in the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens Verified
- — Admitted as a master to the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke Verified
- — Traveled to Italy and worked as a portraitist in Genoa Verified
- — Moved to London and appointed principal painter to King Charles I Verified
- — Knighted by King Charles I Verified
- — Married Mary Ruthven, a lady-in-waiting to the queen Verified
- — Died in London at Blackfriars Verified
Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)
- — Born in Seville, Spain Verified
- — Apprenticed to the painter Francisco Pacheco in Seville Verified
- — Married Juana Pacheco, daughter of his teacher Verified
- — Moved to Madrid and appointed court painter to King Philip IV Verified
- — First journey to Italy to study the Italian masters Verified
- — Painted The Surrender of Breda Verified
- — Second journey to Italy and Portrait of Pope Innocent X Verified
- — Painted Las Meninas Verified
- — Knighted in the Order of Santiago Verified
- — Died in Madrid Verified