Vázquez was born in Ronda, and learned painting in the school of Arfian at Seville. He passed through the usual apprenticeship "sargas" (inexpensive paintings on rough canvas) leading to frescoes and oils on wood panels. For the Cathedral and the convents of St. Francis and St. Paul, he painted a variety of works, no longer extant. He painted a series of canvases on the Life of St. Raymond, for the cloister of the friars of the Order of Mercy. He was also one of the artists chosen by the city of Seville to paint the great catafalque erected in the Cathedral at the time of public mourning for the death of Philip II.
Vázquez died either in Seville or in Mexico, probably about the middle of the reign of Philip III.
References
Stirling-Maxwell, William (1848). Annals of the Artists of Spain (Volume II). London: John Ollivier, publisher. pp. 373–375.
alonso, vázquez, 1565, 1608, spanish, sculptor, painter, renaissance, period, sagrada, cena, vázquez, born, ronda, learned, painting, school, arfian, seville, passed, through, usual, apprenticeship, sargas, inexpensive, paintings, rough, canvas, leading, fresc. Alonso Vazquez 1565 c 1608 was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the Renaissance period Sagrada cena Vazquez was born in Ronda and learned painting in the school of Arfian at Seville He passed through the usual apprenticeship sargas inexpensive paintings on rough canvas leading to frescoes and oils on wood panels For the Cathedral and the convents of St Francis and St Paul he painted a variety of works no longer extant He painted a series of canvases on the Life of St Raymond for the cloister of the friars of the Order of Mercy He was also one of the artists chosen by the city of Seville to paint the great catafalque erected in the Cathedral at the time of public mourning for the death of Philip II Vazquez died either in Seville or in Mexico probably about the middle of the reign of Philip III References EditStirling Maxwell William 1848 Annals of the Artists of Spain Volume II London John Ollivier publisher pp 373 375 1 External links EditAlonso Vazquez on artnet A painting by Alonso Vazquez This article about a Spanish painter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alonso Vazquez amp oldid 1086347499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
