Francisco de Zurbarán was, besides Velázquez, the internationally most important Spanish painter of the 17th century. He became famous for his sober, religious historical paintings.
Baptized: 07 November 1598, in Fuente de Cantos (Badajoz)
Died: 27 August 1664 in Madrid
Due to his artistic talent, Francisco de Zurbarán, who stems from a poor family, gets to opportunity to be trained by Pedro Díaz de Villanueva. In his early work, Zurbarán works on religious altars. After several important assignments for various monasteries in Seville, he is appointed the new city painter. Like his famous painter colleague and former city painter Diego Velázquez, also Francisco de Zurbarán is called to the royal Spanish court in Madrid in 1634. Back in Seville, the artist starts to work in series, as his religious, sober style has now also appealed overseas. Although, from 1640 onwards, he increasingly tries to adapt himself to the new, more playful style of his younger colleagues, in his later work, Zurbarán remains constantly rooted to his religious ideal of monastic severity.
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Oil Paintings