Francisco Lopez Caro

Francisco López Caro (1578-1662) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. Born in Seville, he was a pupil of Juan de las Roelas. We know very little of him, save that he painted with indifferent success in Seville until about 1660, when he went to Madrid where he spent the remainder of his life, and died in 1662. His works were mainly portraits, some of which are in private collections in Madrid, Salamanca, Granada, and Seville.

His son and pupil Francisco Caro (b. Seville in 1627; d. Madrid in 1667) was also a painter. He entered the studio of Alonso Cano in Madrid, and surpassed his father in ability and skill. His most important works are those representing scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary, which adorn the chapel of St. Isidore in St. Andrew's church in Madrid; but his largest work refers to the indulgence of the Portiuncula and the jubilee of its grant. It was painted for the Franciscan convent at Segovia, and contains the portraits of the donor of the picture and of his wife, Senor and Senora de Contreras.

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