Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo

Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo , c.1612-1667, Spanish portrait and landscape painter. He was the pupil and son-in-law of Velázquez, with whom he lived and collaborated and whom he succeeded in 1661 as first court painter to Philip IV. There are few extant paintings that scholars agree are his. These include View of Zaragoza (1647, Prado); Portrait of Queen Mariana (1666, National Gall., London); and Mazo's Family (Vienna).

Mazo, Juan Bautista Martínez del (b Cuenca province (probably Beteta), c.1612/15; d Madrid, 10 Feb. 1667). Spanish painter. He was a pupil of Velázquez, married his daughter in 1633, and succeeded him as court painter in 1661. His life is fairly well documented, but his work is not. Among his very few signed paintings is a portrait of Queen Mariana (1666, NG, London), and many of the works attributed to him were formerly given to Velázquez, whose mature style he imitated with great assurance. In addition to portraits he painted some excellent landscapes.

Mazo, Juan Bautista Martínez del (c.1612/15–67). Spanish painter. He was a pupil of Velázquez, married his daughter in 1633, and succeeded him as court painter in 1661. His life is fairly well documented, but his work is not. Among his very few signed paintings is a portrait of Queen Mariana (1666, NG, London), and many of the works attributed to him were formerly given to Velázquez, whose mature style he imitated with great assurance. In addition to portraits he painted some excellent landscapes.