# Velázquez's most famous paintings

The works by Philip IV's painter that appear on every list, from Las Meninas to the Rokeby Venus; almost half at the Prado.

- 34 votes · 15 items
- Feb 23, 2025 · Mauricio Rodríguez
- https://even.best/en/l/2530/velazquez-s-most-famous-paintings

## Top 15

1. **Las Meninas** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 1656. The princess, her maids and the painter at his canvas. Prado.
2. **Equestrian Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — c. 1636. The royal favourite on a rearing horse.
3. **Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1630. Apollo brings Vulcan bad news.
4. **Portrait of Innocent X** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 1650. A pope with an unsettling gaze. Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Rome.
5. **The Spinners (The Fable of Arachne)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — c. 1657. With Las Meninas, the peak of his art.
6. **Christ Crucified** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1632. His best-known religious painting.
7. **Portrait of Juan de Pareja** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1650. His assistant, painted in Rome. Metropolitan.
8. **Prince Balthasar Charles on Horseback** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — c. 1635. The boy prince on horseback.
9. **The Waterseller of Seville** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — c. 1620. A water seller and his glass. Apsley House, London.
10. **The Jester Don Sebastián de Morra** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — c. 1645. One of his portraits of court jesters.
11. **The Surrender of Breda** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1634-1635. The handing over of the keys of Breda.
12. **The Triumph of Bacchus (The Drinkers)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1629. Bacchus surrounded by drinkers.
13. **Old Woman Frying Eggs** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1618. A kitchen scene from his Seville years. Edinburgh.
14. **Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1659. One of his last portraits. Vienna.
15. **The Rokeby Venus** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — c. 1647-1651. His only surviving nude. National Gallery, London.

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