- Pedro Campaña
Pedro Campaña (1503–1586) was a
Flemish painter of theRenaissance period, mainly active in Italy and Spain. His actual name was Pieter de Kempeneer [CathEncy|wstitle=Pedro Campaña] , translated into French as Champaigne, and was also known as Peter Van de Velde.Born in
Brussels , he trained there with Bernard Van Orley. His early life appears to have been spent in Italy, where he carefully studied the paintings ofRaphael , and declared himself as his pupil. In 1530 he was at work at some scene-painting, representing atriumphal arch to be erected on the occasion of the coronation ofCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor inBologna , and he then left for Spain, on the advice, it is said, of CardinalDomenico Grimani , and spent the rest of his life in that country, only returning to Brussels about 1563 or 1565.Between 1537 and 1562 he was associated with
Luis de Vargas and the Italian sculptor Torregiano in establishing a school of painting inSeville , which eventually became the academy of the place; amongst the pupils educated in it was Morales. He painted for the monastery of St. Mary of Grace, Church of Santa Cruz, in the city, an altar-piece representing the "Descent from the Cross" (1548), which is now in the cathedral, having been removed there when the church fell into ruins. There are other works by the same painter inSeville Cathedral , especially two representing the "Purification of the Virgin" and the "Resurrection"; and the various churches of the city, S. Isidoro, S. Pedro, S. Catalina, and S. Juan, all possess paintings by this artist. One of his last works was the restoration and repainting of a chapel belonging to Hernando de Jaen, an important resident of Seville. Murillo requested that he be buried near Campana's picture, and his burial took place in the Church of Santa Cruz, close underneath the "Descent from the Cross", but the whole building was burned to the ground during theNapoleonic Wars , and the tomb perished.Notes
References
*Catholic|Peter Van de Velde
*"The Paintings of Francisco de Herrera, The Elder", by John S. Thacher. The Art Bulletin (1937); page 327.External links
* [http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/c/campana/biograph.html Web Gallery of Art: Biography of Pedro Campaña]
* [http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/campana/index.html Web Gallery of Art: Paintings by Pedro Campaña]
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