Juan de Valdés Leal

Juan de Valdés Leal (4 May,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 Córdoba; 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, 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 Valdés. His daughters specialized in portrait miniatures. Maria died a nun in the Cistercian Convent at Seville, in 1730.

External links

* [http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=5320 Juan de Valdés Leal Paintings at Art Renewal Center]

References

*cite book| first=Michael| last=Bryan| year=1889| title="Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical" (Volume II L-Z)| editor = Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves| pages= page 604| publisher=George Bell and Sons|location=York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007 |id= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=K2cCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Michael+Bryan+Painters+Engravers#PPP7,M1| authorlink=