1619 · Museo del Prado, Madrid

Velázquez was a pupil in Pacheco's workshop when he embarked upon his first large work, The Adoration of the Magi. In his early works Velázquez was still strongly influenced by his master; these pictures also reveal a marked striving for plasticity in the figures and balance between the different elements of the composition. He painted The Adoration of the Magi in heavy, dark colours and his lack of experience is evident in the representation of the faces.Show more