Francisco Fernández, (1606 in

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– 1646) who was brought up in the school of Vincenzo Carducho, was one of the most ingenious artists of his time, and his talent gained great reputation for him at an early age. He was employed by

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in the palaces at Madrid, and in the convent of La Victoria are pictures by him of the ''Death of St. Francis of Paola,'' and ''St. Joachim and St. Anne.'' He also etched five spirited plates of allegories for Carducho's ''Dialogos de la Pintura,'' 1633. He was killed in a quarrel by Francisco de Baras.

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*Angulo Íñiguez, Diego, y Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E.: ''Pintura madrileña del primer tercio del siglo XVII'', 1969, Madrid: Instituto Diego Velázquez, CSIC, *

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'', 1724, first English translation, 1739, p. 35 *Palomino, Antonio (1988). ''El museo pictórico y escala óptica III. El parnaso español pintoresco laureado''. Madrid : Aguilar S.A.. . *Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E. (1992). ''Baroque Paintings in Spain, 1600-1750''. Madrid : Ediciones Cátedra. . Attribution: * 1606 births 1646 deaths 17th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters Artists from Madrid {{Spain-painter-stub