Chronologically, José de Ribera is the first of the great Spanish masters to emerge in the middle decades of the 17th century. His earliest training as an artist is still the object of conjecture, but [+]
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 [+]
Alonso Cano is unique among 17th-century Spanish artists as he was mainly a draftsman and designer, but was equally successful as an architect, sculptor and painter.His earliest experience with the ar [+]