In a large painting from this country, the heads of three figures form the lower half of a circle with the head of a kneeling girl wearing a (*) butterfly pin, and also form an X with a dog and the foot of a frame.
A painter from this country, who created a still life of a plate of lemons, a basket of oranges, and a rose next to a cup of water, is often contrasted with a "luminous" painter from here who created many versions of the Immaculate Conception. A tenebrist painter from this country created the Apotheosis of Thomas Aquinas and many paintings of Carthusian monks. In a large painting from this country, the heads of three figures form the lower half of a circle with the head of a kneeling girl wearing a (*) butterfly pin, and also form an X with a dog and the foot of a frame. A history painting from this country is dominated by halberds on its left and pikes on its right, and shows two men embracing and exchanging the key to the title city. The artist stares at you while painting a portrait of a princess from this country and her ladiesÂ­inÂ­waiting. For 10 points, name this home country of Diego VelÃ¡zquez.
A painter from this country, who created a still life of a plate of lemons, a basket of oranges, and a rose next to a cup of water, is often contrasted with a "luminous" painter from here who created many versions of the Immaculate Conception.
Kingdom of Spain [or Reino de EspaÃ±a] (the other painters are BartolomÃ© Esteban Murillo and ZurbarÃ¡n; the Velazquez paintings are Las Meninas and The Surrender of Breda)