Josef Lopez
Encyclopedia
Josef López was a Spanish
painter, active during the Baroque
period. He was born in Seville
, where he was a pupil of Murillo, who followed the style of that master, but confined himself chiefly to painting representations of the Virgin. A St. Philip by him is in the convent of La Merced Calzada at Seville
. His son was also a painter.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
painter, active during 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. He was born 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...
, where he was a pupil of Murillo, who followed the style of that master, but confined himself chiefly to painting representations of the Virgin. A St. Philip by him is in the convent of La Merced Calzada 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...
. His son was also a painter.