Diego Velázquez vs Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Compare the life timelines of Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) and Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1599 to 1660.
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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
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680)
- — Born in Naples Verified
- — Family moved to Rome Verified
- — Carved the great Borghese sculptures for Cardinal Scipione Borghese Verified
- — Began the bronze baldachin over the high altar of St Peter's Basilica Verified
- — Appointed architect of St Peter's Basilica Verified
- — Married Caterina Tezio Verified
- — Created the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in the Cornaro Chapel Verified
- — Designed the colonnade of St Peter's Square Verified
- — Traveled to Paris at the invitation of King Louis XIV Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified