Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante (1633 in Cordoba–1669 in Madrid) was a Spanish

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painter. He was born in Córdoba, studied under Francisco Ricci in Madrid, and developed a career in the Spanish Court despite his early death. He was an admirer of Venetian paintings by

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and Veronese. His last paintings are in the

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style. He is known for his religious paintings, e.g.

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depicting the

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References

*Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E. (1992). ''Baroque Paintings in Spain 1600-1750'', Madrid : Ediciones Cátedra. . * Palomino, Antonio (1988). ''El museo pictórico y escala óptica III. El parnaso español pintoresco laureado'', p. 333. Madrid : Aguilar S.A. de Ediciones. . *Requena Bravo de Laguna, José Luis, ''Nuevas aportaciones a la Juno de

Alonso Cano Alonso Cano Almansa or Alonzo Cano (19 March 16013 September 1667) was a Spanish painter, architect, and sculptor born in Granada.Biography at the Museo del Prado.

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