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Whose strong shadows shaped Velázquez's early paintings?
Answer: Caravaggio
Why: This style, with figures lit sharply against deep darkness, is known as tenebrism.
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Who published etchings of Velázquez's paintings in 1778?
Answer: Francisco Goya
Why: Goya also made a print of Las Meninas, but he chose not to publish it because of its technical flaws.
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Where is the crater named after Velázquez?
Answer: Mercury
Why: By international rule, craters on Mercury honour deceased artists, musicians and writers.
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What country did Velázquez visit twice?
Answer: Italy
Why: On the second trip, begun in 1649, he bought paintings by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese for Philip IV.
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Whose reflection appears in the mirror of Las Meninas?
Answer: The king and queen
Why: The most common reading is that the royal couple are posing for the portrait Velázquez is painting.
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Which king tore down the church where Velázquez was buried?
Answer: Joseph Bonaparte
Why: The demolition lost the graves of Velázquez and his wife Juana, who was buried beside him within eight days.
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