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| ID Number: | BB04-0304 |
| Description: | The Water Carrier of Seville |
| Country or State: | Manama (Arabic: المنامة) |
| Year: | 22.01.1968 (expired 31.03.1973) |
| Face Value: | 2.0 United Arab Emirates riyal |
| Series: | Paintings of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599-1660) |
| Subject/Theme: | The Water Carrier of Seville |
| Perforation: | comb12½ |
| Printing: | Offset lithography |
| Dimensions (B x H): | 40 x 52 mm |
| Catalog Number: | Michel AJ-MN 67A Yvert et Tellier AJ-MN PA6-C |
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Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptized June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period, important as a portrait artist. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, 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). |
