Juan de Arellano

Juan de Arellano (3 August, 1614 - 13 October, 1676) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque era who specialized in floral still life paintings.

Born in Santorcaz, near Madrid, where he died. He was a pupil of Juan de Solis. Heavily influenced by Flemish and Italian painters (such as Mario Nuzzi), Juan de Arellano was considered to be exceptional in this thematic. According to one of his colleagues, de Arellano decided to focus exclusively on floral paintings because it offered more pay while requiring less work [http://www.artnet.com/library/00/0039/T003943.asp] . Some of de Arellano's most famous pieces include "Bouquet of Flowers" (c.1660), and "Garland of Flowers, Birds and Butterfly", currently on display at the Louvre. He also painted for the sacristy of the church of San Jerónimo de Madrid. See Bodegón for a description of one style of Spanish still life painting.

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