Orphaned at the age of eight, he moved to Tudela, where he studied with his uncle, Fernando de Mozos, between 1645 and 1648. He spent the following four years at court, in Juan Carreño de Miranda's wo [+]
Though born in Portugal he is considered a Spanish sculptor since he settled here in 1638. He made polychrome sculptures including a "Saint Bruno" for the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid and a [+]
One of the leading representatives of Madrid’s baroque school, he was born to a Portuguese family settled in that city. His father, a bronze worker by profession, sent him to Francisco Rizi’s studio t [+]