Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish Baroque painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He is generally considered one of the greatest artists in the history of Western art. June 6, 1599 – August 7, 1660; died at 61. Alive at the same time as William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, René Descartes, Louis XIV of France, and Miguel de Cervantes. Wiki link