Old Woman Cooking Eggs
Diego Velázquez · 1618
Why it's great
An old woman pokes two eggs in a pan on a small stove while a boy looks at her, holding a melon and a bottle. Diego Velázquez painted it in 1618, and he was only 19, and the kitchen things are painted in a wonderfully shiny way.
Where to see it
📍 Scottish National GalleryCity of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Diego Velázquez was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1599. He moved to Madrid as a young man and became the court painter to King Philip IV, painting portraits such as Las Meninas that are among the greatest in the world. He died in Madrid in 1660.
