The artist most known for this is the Spanish Court painter Diego Velàzquez. Take a look at his masterpiece 'Las Meninas' by clicking on the link below.
There was also a Dutch Master who did this, see his 'The Allegory of the Art of Painting' c. 1670, by Johannes (Jan) Vermeer.
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over 60 paintings
There are 40 known paintings attributed to her, 31 of them signed.
31
According to the official web site, (listed below) He painted 256 paintings.
OIL paint on canvas.
Velazquez painted The Needlewoman, which may be his daughter Francisca.
There are 19 in existence.
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To serve as a historical document.
Are you suggesting he did not paint them himself? Well, he did.
Don't you believe it!!!
Velazquez was court painter to King Philip IV of Spain. This means that most of his works became the property of the king. The royal collections are now the Prado Museum.
Diego Rivera used to paint frescoes (mural paintings).
At first he painted dark, sad paintings. After seeing some Japanese paintings he began to paint more bright, happy paintings.
215 paintings altogether
paintings are made of paint and painted on a canvas