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Pedro de Moya (1610–1660) was a Spanish painter of the
Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada: ''Visión de Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis''.
17th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters Artists from Granada Spanish Baroque painters Painters from Seville 1610 births 1660 deaths {{Spain-painter-stub
Pedro de Moya (1610–1660) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque
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period.
Born in Granada
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, he was first trained under Juan del Castillo
Juan del Castillo (c. 1590 – c. 1657) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Many of his paintings became famous during his time due to his pupil, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.
Del Castillo was the youngest brother of the painter Agustín. Both were tra ...
in Seville
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. He enlisted as a soldier for the armies
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in Flanders
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. Upon his discharge in 1641, he traveled to London. From there he returned to Seville
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and Granada. He painted mostly religious paintings. His works included the ''Vision of Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis'', painted on oil on linen.
References
* *Gómez Moreno, Manuel, ''Una obra firmada por Pedro de Moya'', Archivo Español de Arte y Arqueología, 9 (1927). *Montaner López, Emilia, ''Más sobre Pedro de Moya'' (''More about Pedro de Moya''), Boletín del Seminario de Arte y Arqueología, vol. 52 (1986), p. 469-473. *Orozco Díaz, Emilio, ''Tres obras probables de Pedro de Moya desaparecidas'' (''Three Possible Lost Works of Pedro de Moya''), Cuadernos de Arte, IV, Granada 1937External links
Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada: ''Visión de Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis''.
17th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters Artists from Granada Spanish Baroque painters Painters from Seville 1610 births 1660 deaths {{Spain-painter-stub