Adrián de Alesio
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Adrián de Alesio (died 1650) was a Peruvian
painter and poet.
Alesio's date and place of birth are unknown, though he was probably born in Europe. His father, Mateo Alesio, arrived in Lima in 1588 and married Mary Fuentes de la Cadena in 1598. Adrián de Alesio was a disciple of his father, and in his workshop developed as a poet with some success. Alesio is the author of the 1645 poem El Angélico ("The Angel"), dedicated to Saint Thomas Aquinas
. Alesio is generally believed to have been a Dominican
priest, though some historians have described him as a Mercedarian. After being admitted to the order, he continued as an artist, but there are no traces of his work in the monastic archives. He also illuminated some choir books of his convent.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
painter and poet.
Alesio's date and place of birth are unknown, though he was probably born in Europe. His father, Mateo Alesio, arrived in Lima in 1588 and married Mary Fuentes de la Cadena in 1598. Adrián de Alesio was a disciple of his father, and in his workshop developed as a poet with some success. Alesio is the author of the 1645 poem El Angélico ("The Angel"), dedicated to Saint Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, O.P. , also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis, or Doctor Universalis...
. Alesio is generally believed to have been a Dominican
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
priest, though some historians have described him as a Mercedarian. After being admitted to the order, he continued as an artist, but there are no traces of his work in the monastic archives. He also illuminated some choir books of his convent.