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This Spanish painter was a disciple of Patricio Cajés in Valladolid, and of Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, whom he succeeded to the post of royal painter along with Rodrigo de Villandrando, Pedro Antonio Vi [+]
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 [+]
In 1639, this painter and disciple of Eugenio Cajés -he was probably José Lanchares's brother- was working for the archbishop of Toledo. Jusepe Martínez indicates that he spent time in Italy at some p [+]
Despite his early death, considerable documentation of his life still exists today. We know he was born to a Flemish family and, like his father, he was a member of the Guardia de Arqueros, a corps de [+]
Nothing is known of this Flemish-born Spanish painter's early training. The biographer of Spanish painters, Palomino, affirmed that he was born in Spain, but this was disproved by his testament, which [+]