Pedro Nuñez de Villavicencio (1635–1700) was a Spanish Baroque painter. He was born in

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in 1635. He was trained by Murillo. He was named a knight of the order of San Juan. As a knight of the order, he performed duties in

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, where he met

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. When he returned to Spain, along with Murillo, he helped establish the '' Academia de Seville''. When Murillo died, he traveled to

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. He died in Seville in 1700.

Works

His paintings included: *''Niño espulgando a un perro'' (c. 1650), the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg *''Saint Anne, the Virgin and Child'' (''Santa Ana, la Virgen y el Niño''), framed and completed in 1677, Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia. *''Niño atacado por perros'' (c. 1680), Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest *''Juegos infantiles'' (''Children's Games'') (1686), the Prado, Madrid *''Joven pastor con vacas'' (''A Young Pastor with Cows''), Ferens Art Gallery, Hull *''Fallen Apple Basket''

References

* *González Ramos, Roberto ''Pedro Núñez de Villavicencio. Caballero pintor'', Seville, 1999

External links

Pedro Nuñez de Villavicencio on Artcyclopedia
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