10 euro - 425th anniversary of Diego Velázquez - Venus

On the occasion of the commemoration of the 425th anniversary of Diego Velázquez, the Royal Mint of Spain is dedicating a collection of commemorative coins to the Spanish painter, a Spanish Baroque painter considered one of the greatest exponents of Spanish painting and a master of universal painting. On the obverse is a reproduction of the work entitled ‘The Toilet of Venus’, painted by Diego Velázquez between 1647 and 1651 and housed in The National Gallery, London. On the reverse is a reproduction of the monument to Diego Velázquez by the Sevillian sculptor Antonio Susillo, which is located in the Plaza del Duque de la Victoria in Seville.