Francisco Caro was the son of Francisco Lopez Caro

Francisco Lopez Caro

Francisco López Caro 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...

, and born at 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...

 in 1627. He received his first instructions from his father, but afterwards went to Madrid and entered the school of Alonso Cano

Alonzo Cano

Alonzo Cano or Alonso Cano was a Spanish painter, architect and sculptor born in Granada. He learned architecture from his father, Miguel Cano; painting in the academy of Juan del Castillo, and from Francisco Pacheco the teacher of Velázquez; and sculpture from Juan Martínez Montañés...

. According to Palomino his principal works are the pictures of 'The Life of the Virgin,' in the chapel of San Isidoro in the church of St. Andrew, and the celebrated 'Porciuncula,' in the church of San Francisco at Segovia

Segovia

Segovia is a city in Spain, the capital of Segovia Province in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is situated north of Madrid, 30 minutes by high speed train. The municipality counts some 55,500 inhabitants.-Etymology:...

, both of which show considerable talent, and sustain the reputation of the school of Cano. He died at Madrid in 1667.