Eugenio Lucas Velázquez: A Romantic Visionary of Spanish Life Eugenio Lucas Velázquez, a name often intertwined with the enigmatic figure of Eugenio Lucas Padilla, remains a captivating and somewhat elusive figure in 19th-century Spanish art. Born in Madrid in 1817 to a middle-class family initially involved in cabinetmaking, his artistic journey began not through formal academic training but through an intense, almost obsessive stud…