Pedro de Villegas Marmolejo
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Pedro de Villegas Marmolejo (1519–1596) was a Spanish
sculptor and painter of the Renaissance
period.
He was born at Seville
, but studied painting from either Roman or Flemish models. He painted a Visitation to Elizabeth for the Cathedral of Seville which resembles the manner of Pedro Campana
. In the side compartments of the altar there are various smaller works of Villegas, representing San Blas and The Baptism of Christ, St. Sebastian and St. Roque; above, in the arch, there is an Infant Jesus in glory; and immediately beneath the Visitation are some small portraits touched with a sparkling and animated pencil. He likewise painted, for the Hospital of the Lazarines, just outside of Seville, St. Lazarus. He painted for the church of San Lorenzo an Annunciation and a Virgin and Child. His tomb bears this inscription from his close friend and polymath, Arias Montano :
Spain
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sculptor and painter of the Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
period.
He was 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...
, but studied painting from either Roman or Flemish models. He painted a Visitation to Elizabeth for the Cathedral of Seville which resembles the manner of Pedro Campana
Pedro Campaña
Pedro Campaña was a Flemish painter of the Renaissance period, mainly active in Italy and Spain. His actual name was Pieter de Kempeneer, translated into French as Champaigne, and was also known as Peter van de Velde....
. In the side compartments of the altar there are various smaller works of Villegas, representing San Blas and The Baptism of Christ, St. Sebastian and St. Roque; above, in the arch, there is an Infant Jesus in glory; and immediately beneath the Visitation are some small portraits touched with a sparkling and animated pencil. He likewise painted, for the Hospital of the Lazarines, just outside of Seville, St. Lazarus. He painted for the church of San Lorenzo an Annunciation and a Virgin and Child. His tomb bears this inscription from his close friend and polymath, Arias Montano :
- "DEO VIVENTIUM.
- PETRO VILLEGAE MARMOLEJO HISPALEN.
- PICTORI SOLERTISS. MORIB. INTEGERRIM. :SENSU ET SERMONE OPPORTUNISSIMO.
- ANNOR. LXXVII.
- ARIAS MONTANUS AMIC. VETER. UNI
- SOLI EX TESTAMENTO POS. VIATOR PACEM VOVETO
- M. PEREZ ARCHITECTUS AMICITIAE ERGO
- INCIDEB.
- A CHR. N. CICICXCVII."