Juan de Valdés Leal
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Juan de Valdés Leal was a Spanish
painter of the Baroque
era.
He was born in Seville
in 1622, and distinguished himself as a painter, sculptor, and architect. He worked for a time under Antonio del Castillo. Among his works are a History of the Prophet Elias for the church of the Carmelites; a Martyrdom of St. Andrew for the church of San Francesco in Córdoba
; and a Triumph of the Cross for la Caridad in Seville. He was one of the founders of the Seville Academy along with his friend, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
. He died in Seville.
His wife (daughter of Antonio Palomino), Isabella Carasquilla, was also a painter. She died in Seville as late as 1730. Their children were artists, including Lucas
, Juan
, Maria, and Laura de Valdés. His daughters specialized in portrait miniatures. Maria died a nun in the Cistercian Convent in Seville, in 1730.
, transience and mortality:
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...
era.
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...
in 1622, and distinguished himself as a painter, sculptor, and architect. He worked for a time under Antonio del Castillo. Among his works are a History of the Prophet Elias for the church of the Carmelites; a Martyrdom of St. Andrew for the church of San Francesco in Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
; and a Triumph of the Cross for la Caridad in Seville. He was one of the founders of the Seville Academy along with his friend, Bartolomé Esteban 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...
. He died in Seville.
His wife (daughter of Antonio Palomino), Isabella Carasquilla, was also a painter. She died in Seville as late as 1730. Their children were artists, including Lucas
Lucas de Valdés
Lucas de Valdés Carasquilla was a Spanish painter and engraver of the Baroque period, active in Seville.He was the son of Juan de Valdés Leal and Isabella Carasquilla...
, Juan
Juan de Valdés Carasquilla
Juan de Valdés Carasquilla was a Spanish engraver of the Baroque period, active in Seville. He was the son of the painter Juan de Valdés Leal, He specialized in engraving religious subjects for books of devotion.-References:...
, Maria, and Laura de Valdés. His daughters specialized in portrait miniatures. Maria died a nun in the Cistercian Convent in Seville, in 1730.
Works
Several of his paintings treat the subjects of vanitasVanitas
In the arts, vanitas is a type of symbolic work of art especially associated with Northern European still life painting in Flanders and the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries, though also common in other places and periods. The word is Latin, meaning "emptiness" and loosely translated...
, transience and mortality:
- In ictu oculiIn ictu oculiin ictu oculi is a Latin expression meaning in the blink of an eye-Literary use:* 1 Corinthians 15:52: In momento, in ictu oculi, in novissima tuba:, translated in the KJV as "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:"...
- "in the blink of an eye". - Finis gloriae mundi - "end of the glory of the world"