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    Murillo: 160 Colour Plates
    Murillo: 160 Colour Plates
    Murillo: 160 Colour Plates
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    Murillo: 160 Colour Plates

    By Maria Peitcheva

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    Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617 – 1682) 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. These lively, realist portraits of flower girls, street urchins, and beggars constitute an extensive and appealing record of the everyday life of his times.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaria Peitcheva
    Release dateOct 7, 2016
    ISBN9788822853677
    Murillo: 160 Colour Plates

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      Foreword

      Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617 – 1682) 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. These lively, realist portraits of flower girls, street urchins, and beggars constitute an extensive and appealing record of the everyday life of his times.

      Murillo was born to Gaspar Esteban and María Pérez Murillo. He may have been born in Seville or in Pilas, a smaller Andalusian town. It is clear that he was baptized in Seville in 1618, the youngest son in a family of fourteen. His father was a barber and surgeon. His parents died when Murillo was still very young, and the artist was largely brought up by his aunt and uncle.

      Murillo began his art studies under Juan del Castillo in Seville. There he became familiar with Flemish painting and the Treatise on Sacred Images of Molanus (Ian van der Meulen or Molano). The great commercial importance of Seville at the time ensured that he was subject to influences from other regions. His first works were influenced by Zurbarán, Jusepe de Ribera and Alonzo Cano, and he shared their strongly realist approach. As his painting developed, his more important works evolved towards the polished style that suited the bourgeois and aristocratic tastes of the time, demonstrated especially in his Roman Catholic religious works.

      In 1642, at the age of 26, he moved to Madrid, where he most likely became familiar with the work of Velázquez, and would

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