Antonio de Pereda

Antonio de Pereda (ca. 1611-1678) was a Spanish Baroque-era painter [ [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/pereda_antonio_de.html Antonio de Pereda Online ] ] , best known for his still lifes. Pereda was born in Valladolid. He was the eldest of three brothers from an artistic family. His father, mother and two brothers were all painters. [ [http://www.lindamann.com/otherpainters/pereda.htm Linda Mann Art Gallery-Antonio de Pereda ] ] He was educated in Madrid by Pedro de las Cuevas and was taken under the protective wing of the influential Giovanni Battista Crescenzi. [ [http://www.lindamann.com/otherpainters/pereda.htm Linda Mann Art Gallery-Antonio de Pereda ] ] After Crescenzi's death in 1635, Pereda was expelled from the court and began to take commisions from religious institutions. [ [http://www.lindamann.com/otherpainters/pereda.htm Linda Mann Art Gallery-Antonio de Pereda ] ] As well as still lifes and religious paintings, Pereda was known for his historical paintings such as the "Relief of Genoa" (1635) which was painted for the Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid as part of the same series as Velázquez's "Surrender of Breda". [ [http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/p/pereda/biograph.html Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable database of European fine arts (1100-1850) ] ]

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