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Juan Sánchez (other)
Juan Sánchez or Sanchez may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560–1627), Spanish Baroque painter *Juan Félix Sánchez (1900–1997), Andean folk artist *Juan Sánchez Peláez (1922–2003), Venezuelan poet *Juan Sanchez (artist), (born 1954), American painter *Juan Ramón Sánchez (actor) (1957–2008), Spanish actor *Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez, character from ''Highlander'' Politics and law *Juan Sánchez Ramírez (1762–1811), Dominican soldier and politician (for whom Sánchez Ramírez Province is named) *Juan Manuel Sánchez, Duke of Almodóvar del Río (1850–1906), Spanish noble and politician *Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo (born 1952), Spanish politician *Juan Ramon Sánchez (born 1955), U.S. federal judge Sports Association football (soccer) *Juan Ramón Sánchez (born 1952), Salvadoran footballer and football manager *Juan Carlos Sánchez (born 1956), Bolivian football striker *Juan Sánchez (footballer, born 1972), Spanish footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Sánchez Cotán
Juan Sánchez Cotán (June 25, 1560 – September 8, 1627) was a Spanish Baroque painter, a pioneer of realism in Spain. His still lifes and '' bodegones'' were painted in an austere style, especially when compared to similar works in the Netherlands and Italy. Life Sánchez Cotán was born in the town of Orgaz, near Toledo, Spain. He was a friend and perhaps pupil of Blas de Prado, an artist famous for his still lifes whose mannerist style with touches of realism the disciple developed further. Cotán began by painting altarpieces and religious works. For approximately twenty years, patronized by the city’s aristocracy, he pursued a successful career as an artist in Toledo painting religious scenes, portraits and still lifes. These paintings found a receptive audience among the educated intellectuals of Toledo society. Sánchez Cotán executed his notable still lifes around the beginning of the seventeenth century, before the end of his secular life. On August 10, 1603, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
