Zacarías González Velázquez (1763 - 1834),

• Was a Spanish painter.
• Velázquez was born in Madrid to a family of artists.
• His father was the painter Antonio González Velázquez.
• His grandfather Pablo and his uncles Luis and Alejandro were all sculptors or painters.
• His brothers, Isidro and Cástor also became painters.
• He began his training in 1777 at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, where his father was the Director.
• After his second year, he won first prize in the Second Class Paintings category.
• He graduated in 1782 and began to acquire commissions almost immediately.
• He decorated several rooms in the Royal Palace of El Pardo, mostly with mythological scenes.
• He also worked as a designer at the Royal Tapestry Factory and painted decorations at the Jaén Cathedral, Toledo Cathedral and the Oratory of the Caballero de Gracia in Madrid.
• He received another degree at the Academy in 1790 and, three years later, was appointed an assistant professor there; a position he held until 1807.
• At that time, he was promoted to Deputy Director of Painting.
• Known primarily for his portraits and religious works.
• He died in Madrid, aged 69.
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