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Murillo was apparently a calm and sweet natured man, a fact which might explain some aspects of his personal artistic expression. Born into a family of many siblings, he was orphaned as a child and ta [+]
The artist trained in his place of birth (initially as a patissier, it seems). Around 1617 he went to Rome and shortly afterwards left for Naples, where he studied under Goffredo Wals for two years or [+]
During his life, Luca Giordano enjoyed a popularity in both Italy and Spain that plummeted after his death, due to two prejudices that have lasted until quite recently. The first was an association of [+]
Little is known about this artist's calling and training before he became Antonio de Pereda's disciple and main collaborator. Deaf and mute from birth, he was known as "Pereda's deaf mute." In 1679 an [+]