Felipe de León
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Felipe de León was a Spanish
painter of the Baroque
period active in Seville
. He imitated the style of Murillo
in painting devotional pictures, and in producing copies of the master. He died at Seville. He is presumed to be the brother of the painter Cristóbal de León
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Spain
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painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period active in Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
. He imitated the style of Murillo
Bartolomé Estéban Murillo
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporary women and children...
in painting devotional pictures, and in producing copies of the master. He died at Seville. He is presumed to be the brother of the painter Cristóbal de León
Cristóbal de León (painter)
Cristóbal de León was a Spanish painter, active near Seville. He was a pupil of Juan Valdes Leal. He painted eighteen monastic portraits, and some for the church of San Felipe Neri in Seville. He died at Seville. He is presumed to be the brother of the painter Felipe de León.-References:...
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