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Zacarías González Velázquez (1763, Madrid - 31 January 1834, Madrid) was a Spanish painter; known primarily for his portraits and religious works.
Biography
Velázquez was born in Madrid to a family of artists.
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His father was the painter Antonio González Velázquez.[1] His grandfather Pablo and his uncles Luis and Alejandro were all sculptors or painters. His brothers, Isidro and Cástor (1768-1822) also became painters. He began his training in 1777 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.[1] After his second year, he won first prize in the Second Class Paintings category.
Portrait of the Painter Zacarias Gonzalez Velazquez, Antonio Mercar
He graduated in 1782 and began to acquire commissions almost immediately.
He decorated several rooms in the Royal Palace of El Pardo, mostly