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Zacarías González Velázquez (5 November – 31 January ) was a Spanish painter; known primarily for his portraits and religious works.

Biography

Velázquez was born in Madrid to a family of artists.

His father was the painter Antonio González Velázquez. His grandfather Pablo and his uncles Luis and Alejandro were all sculptors or painters. His brothers, Isidro and Cástor () also became painters. He began his training in at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, where his father was the Director, a position he would later hold himself.

While there, he studied with Mariano Salvador Maella.

Zacarias gonzalez velazquez biography of william shakespeare

After his second year, he won first prize in the Second Class Paintings category.

He graduated in and began to acquire commissions almost immediately. He decorated several rooms in the Royal Palace of El Pardo, mostly with mythological scenes.

He also worked as a designer at the Royal Tapestry Factory and painted decorations at the Jaén Cat