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Short biography of the Spanish Baroque painter Francisco de Zurbaran. |
The Baroque painter Francisco de Zurbaran born 1598, Fuente de Cantos, Spain. The first lessons and training he had from Pedro Diaz da Villanueva in his studio in Seville ( 1616 - 1617 ). He moved to Lierena near his birthplace and painted a few Art works for the churches and Monasteries. In 1629 Zurbaran went back to Seville and became a great and important artist. From 1630 till 1645 he made paintings for many churches and for La Sangre, the local Hospital there. The Baroque painter traveled to Madrid in 1658 where he became a member of the Santiago Order. The Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbaran died in poverty, 1664, Madrid, Spain. |
The Spanish Baroque painter Francisco de Zurbaran. |
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