Maker/Artist
Lucas Velázquez, Eugenio
Spanish painter, 1817-1870
Painter of Spanish and European Romanticism. Long known as Lucas Padilla, research has shown that his real surname was Lucas Velázquez. He became a painter late in his career, still listing 'cabinetmaker' as his profession in 1844; by the mid-1850s we was well-established and finding success in his new career as painter. Lucas Velázquez was influenced by Goya, particularly in terms of color and vigorous brushwork, and is considered a precursor to Impressionism. He may have also been influenced by Delacroix, whom he may have met in Paris, and he apparently knew, and perhaps influenced, Manet. Comment on works: religious; landscape; genre
