Miguel Manrique
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Miguel de Amberes — called in Spain, Miguel El Flamengo — is also the same person as Miguel Manrique. He was born in Flanders, and learned his art there under Rubens, and afterwards, at Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

, from Giovanni Andrea de' Ferrari
Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari
Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Genoa. He was a member of the family of Genoese artists, with surnames de Ferrari, which also included Orazio de Ferrari and Gregorio De Ferrari. He collaborated on some projects with Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo...

, and Cornells Wael
Cornelis de Wael
Cornelis de Wael was a Flemish painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Italy, specifically Genoa. He was born in Antwerp, the son of a painter, and died in Rome.-Biography:...

. He subsequently obtained a commission as captain of a troop in the Spanish service, and went to Spain and settled in Malaga
Málaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...

, where are several works by him in the churches and elsewhere. His portraits are executed in a style similar to that of Van Dijck
Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...

. Miguel de Amberes died in Spain in the latter half of the 17th century.
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