Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was Born in Seville, Andalusia, Spain early on June 6, 1599, and baptized on June 6.
The leading artist in the court of King Philip IV was an artist of great importance to the contemporary baroque period, as a portrait artist. He painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family, other notable European figures, and commoners, culminating in the production of his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656).

In “Las Meninas” one of the infantas, Margarita, the eldest daughter of the new Queen, appears to be subject of Las Meninas(1656, English: The Maids of Honour), Velázquez's magnum opus. However, in looking at the various viewpoints of the painting it is unclear as to who or what is the true subject.