Alonso Sánchez Coello

Alonso Sanchez Coello, (1531/32, Benifayó, near Valencia - August 8th 1588, Madrid) was a Spanish painter. He studied many years in Italy; served the Portuguese royal house for a few years. He returning to Spain in 1541, settled at Madrid, and worked on religious themes for most of the palaces and larger churches. He was a follower of Titian, and, like him, excelled in portraits and single figures, elaborating the textures of his armours, draperies, and such accessories in a manner so masterly as strongly to influence Velazquez in his treatment of like objects. Many of his pictures were destroyed in the fires that consumed the Madrid and Prado palaces, but many good examples are yet extant, among which may be noted the portraits of the infantes Carlos and Isabella, now in the Madrid gallery, and the St Sebastian painted in the church of San Gernimo, also in Madrid. Coello left a daughter, Isabella Sanchez, who studied under him, and painted excellent portraits.

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1531 - 32 - Benifayó - Valencia - August 8th - 1588 - Madrid - Spanish - Portuguese royal house - 1541 - Titian - Velazquez - Prado - Carlos - Isabella - San Gernimo - Isabella Sanchez

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