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This writer and painter worked in the domaine of Vizcaya in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. [+]
A member of the Maçip family of painters from Valencia, he was son of painter Juan de Juanes and grandson of the dynasty's patriarch, Vicente Maçip (or Masip). [+]
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 [+]
Son and disciple of well-known flower painter Juan de Arellano, he imitated his father so well that many of his works have been attributed to him, although José is less masterful. His brushstrokes are [+]
Pieter Kempeneer, known in Spain as Pedro de Campaña, had a significant presence in Sevillian painting during his stay in that city between 1537 and his return to Brussels in 1562. That was a period o [+]
Miguel de Pret was a Spanish painter of Flemish origin specialized in still lifes. His biography can be reconstructed on the basis of his death certificate, his will and the documents generated for hi [+]
A Spanish Renaissance painter closely related to Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina, active in Valencia and Murcia between 1505 and 1525. He moved to Florence, where his stay as a disciple of Leonardo da V [+]
This painter, whose biography is unknown, may have been mainly active during the first half of the 17th century in Madrid. His name is cited in relation to other Madrid painters in documents dated 162 [+]
A series of Valencian flower paintings signed and dated by Santiago Alabert suggest that he was one of the many flower painters working in Valencia in the late 18th and early 19th century when the dev [+]
What little is known of this artist appears in documents that permanently locate him in Madrid. These documents list his marriage in 1636, the birth of his daughters, his work appraising paintings, an [+]
Very little is known about this painter who worked mainly as a portraitist. His first known mention dates from 1597 and links him to Madrid and to Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, with whom he had special con [+]
He is known to have signed an apprenticeship contract with well-known painter Luis Tristán in Toledo when he was fourteen years old (1619). That explains his strong tenebrist approach, which decidedly [+]
He learned art in Seville with Pedro Díaz de Villanueva (1614), but was undoubtedly friendly with Pacheco and Velázquez as well. History views him as the quintessential monastic painter, absolutely in [+]
This artist considered"Spain's most exquisite Renaissance painter" by Elías Tormo was first mentioned in 1575 in Relaciones de los pueblos de España as "licenciado Yáñez" from the village of Almedina. [+]
The son of a musician from His Majesty's Chamber, this Spanish painter became a chamber usher in 1621. He trained as a court portrait painter with Juan Pantoja de la Cruz and became one of his most sk [+]
In 1616 he unsuccessfully requested the post of king's painter. The following year, he worked in Madrid's Alcázar palace, where he received payment for a portrait of Philip III -presumably the one now [+]
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 [+]