Antonio Mohedano (1561–1625) was a Spanish painter of the
Renaissance
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period.
It is assumed that he was born at
Lucena, to a magistrate of
Antequera
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, since he is referred to as a
vecino
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Historic ...
of Antequera and a native (natural) of
Lucena. He trained with
Pablo de Céspedes
Pablo de Céspedes (1538 – July 26, 1608) was a Spanish painter, poet, and architect.
Biography
His father, Alonso Céspedes, was descended of a noble Castilian family, once settled at Ocaña, and the name of his mother, who was a native ...
, after his return to
Córdoba in 1577. He started by painting " sargas" and the leathern hangings for rooms, which were then in general use. Having seen the frescoes of Julio and Alessandro, at
Granada
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, and those of the
Perolas, at
El Viso
El Viso is a village located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the village has a population of 2,849 inhabitants.
It is next to Belalcázar, Hinojosa del Duque, Villaralto
Villaralto is located in the p ...
, his admiration led him to copy many figures from those works, and to adopt that style of painting. Along with
Alonso Vazquez, he painted frescoes for the great cloister of the Franciscans at Seville. In the Sacristy of
Cathedral of Córdoba with the Perolas, he painted some now extant frescoes on devotional subjects.
It is not known where Mohedano lived; he may have moved from city to city, and from convent to convent, halting wherever he found occupation for his pencil. His last years, however, were spent at Lucena, where he painted for the high altar for the principal church, and where he died.
Two of his love-sonnets, of little interest, have been preserved in the anthology of his friend,
Pedro de Espinosa, who also printed, in the same collection, a sonnet in his honour.
References
* A. DE LA BANDA Y VARGAS
Antonio Mohedano
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*J. M. FERNÁNDEZ, ''El pintor Antonio Mohedano de la Gutierra'', Spanish Art Archives. (1948) 113–119.
*D. ANGULO IÑIGUEZ, ''La Encarnación de Mohedano de la Universidad de Sevilla'' (''The Encarnation of Mohedano at the University of Seville'', Spanish Art Archives, (1944) 65–68.
1561 births
1625 deaths
People from Lucena, Córdoba
16th-century Spanish painters
Spanish male painters
17th-century Spanish painters
Spanish Renaissance painters
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