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He was the son of Evert Steenwijck, ‘Brillenmaecker’ (spectacle maker) of Delft, and the younger brother of the still life painter Herman Steenwijck (1602/22–1656/76). His training is documented in hi [+]
Born in Seville, Velázquez adopted his mothers surname, as was common in Andalusia, signing “Diego Velázquez” or “Diego de Silva Velázquez". He studied painting and worked professionally in his native [+]
Solimena was a painter and architect who commenced his studies in humanities. However, his career was subsequently shaped by the profession of his father, the painter Angelo Solimena. He started worki [+]
Snyders is one of the 17th-century Flemish painters of highest repute, both for his still lifes and for his hunting scenes, and was very well known and appreciated, particularly in Spain. Considering [+]
He was the son of Jacques Metsu (1587/89–1629), a Flemish painter based in Leiden. In 1648, he played an active role in founding the Guild of Saint Luke in his native city. The records held at the gui [+]
There is very little mention of this Spanish painter whom Palomino considered a native of Madrid and disciple of Eugenio Cajés. His painting was very dependent on his teacher's approach, with a loose [+]
Jan Brueghel the Younger was an independent artist of great talent, who has been underappreciated in historiography at times. He was the eldest son of Jan ‘Velvet’ Brueghel and thus the grandson of Pi [+]
He was the son of a pharmacist settled in the city of Deventer. After the death of his father around 1607, the family decided to leave the city. He possibly began his training in Amsterdam in the work [+]
After initial training with José García Hidalgo, he entered the studio of Francisco Rizi and became his most talented disciple. A close family relationship with Rizi—he married one of his teacher's go [+]
This precocious artist studied with Pedro de las Cuevas and, according to Palomino, he was only fourteen when he received his first commission: a retable for the Shod Carmelites in Toledo (lost). In 1 [+]