Cristóbal Valero (1707 in

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– December 1789) was a Spanish painter and

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Biography

He originally studied philosophy, but also trained as a painter with

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. He then went to Rome to study under

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. He was ordained a priest and returned to Valencia, where he participated in creating the Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Bárbara. In 1762, he was named an Academician of Merit at the

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. Six years later, he became the first Director of painting at the

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. Contemporary sources mention several of his works in Valencian churches and monasteries, although many have not been identified and may have been destroyed or painted over. He is also credited with some portraits of bishops at the Archbishop's Palace and two paintings of scenes from ''

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'' which are in the Museo del Prado and were originally attributed to Valero Iriarte.

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* * 1789 deaths People from Horta Nord Painters from the Valencian Community 18th-century Spanish painters 18th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish Baroque painters Year of birth unknown 1707 births {{Spain-painter-stub