Juan de Valdes Leal
Seville 1622-1690
was a Spanish painter of the Baroque era. He was born at Seville in 1622, and distinguished himself as a painter, sculptor, and architect. He worked for a time under Antonio del Castillo. Among his works are a History of the Prophet Elias for the church of the Carmelites; a Martyrdom of St. Andrew for the church of San Francesco at Cerdoba; and a Triumph of the Cross for la Caridad at Seville. He was one of the founders of the Seville Academy along with his friend, Bartolome Esteban Murillo. He died at Seville. His wife (daughter of Antonio Palomino), Isabella Carasquilla, was also a painter. She died at Seville as late as 1730. Their children were artists, including Lucas, Juan, Maria, and Laura de Valdes. His daughters specialized in portrait miniatures. Related Paintings of Juan de Valdes Leal :. | Miracle of St Ildefonsus | Virgin of the Immaculate Conception with Sts.Andrew and Fohn the Baptist | The Immaculate one | Allegory of Daath | St Jerome | Related Artists: FRANCKEN, AmbrosiusFlemish painter (b. ca. 1544, Antwerpen, d. 1618, Antwerpen).
Jean Cousin THe ElderSens ca .1490-Paris ca 1560 CRIVELLI, CarloItalian Early Renaissance Painter, ca.1430-1495
He produced many large, multi-partite altarpieces in which his highly charged, emotional use of line, delight in detail, decoration and citric colours, often set against a gold ground, convey an intensity of expression unequalled elsewhere in Italy. His mastery of perspective was also used for dramatic impact. As he worked in isolation in the Marches, his style only had local influence. In the 19th century,
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