Diego Díez Ferreras (? –1697) was a Spanish baroque painter and metalworker, originally from Carmona (Seville) but active in

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, where he is documented from 1662 until his death. His production, very abundant and dispersed, being the most representative Valladolid painter of the second half of the 17th century, projects a naive and almost popular style.

Biography

In 1662 Díez was already established in Valladolid, where he received Manuel Osorio as an apprentice, perhaps a relative of Inés Osorio whom he would later marry, as witnessed by the sculptor . Among his first works, the canvases he painted for the altarpiece of the Church of the Holy Cross, in

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, dedicated to the life of

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, around 1666, stand out. Lacking technical resources and unable to provide movement to his groups, despite frequently addressing poorly treated or completely unpublished iconography, Díez frequently resorted to foreign prints, as can be seen, for example, in the paintings dedicated to the

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in the main altarpiece of

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, from the convent of San Francisco in Valladolid, and the in

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, signed in Valladolid in 1682, inspired by an engraving of a composition by

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. The canvas ''Preparations for the Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian'' is attributed to him. For its testimonial value more than for its aesthetic values, the series of eight oil paintings embedded in the vault of the English College (Valladolid) of the story of Our Lady Vulnerata (desecrated during the sacking of

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by the English in 1596), deserves to be highlighted. Diez Ferreras-llegada vulnerata

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FERRERAS Diego Diez (1600) pintor
Spanish Baroque painters Year of birth missing 1697 deaths People from Valladolid People from Campiña de Carmona {{Spain-artist-stub