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Nicolás Borrás
Friar Nicolás Borrás (1530–1610) was a Spanish Renaissance Catholic monk and painter, active in Kingdom of Valencia, Valencia. Biography Borrás was born in Cocentaina (Kingdom of Valencia), nowadays in the Province of Alicante. He is one of the best artists of Valencian monastic painting. Going to Valencia at an early age to study under Vicente Juan Macip, he became the latter's most noteworthy pupil. Borrás's works generally resemble those of Macip and some of them have been taken for his. Upon entering the priesthood, Borrás was assigned to the Hieronymites, Hieronymite Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, Monastery of Saint Jerome of Cotalba in Gandia, where he painted the greater altarpiece of the church. Borrás enjoyed his stay so much that he asked for membership in the order has his only payment. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museu De Belles Arts De València
The (; ; English: "Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia") is an art gallery in Valencia, Spain, founded in 1913. It houses some 2,000 works, most dating from the 14th–17th centuries, including a ''Self portrait of Diego Velázquez'', a ''St. John the Baptist'' by El Greco, Goya's ''Playing Children'', Gonzalo Pérez's '' Altarpiece of Sts. Ursula, Martin and Antony'' and a '' Madonna with Writing Child and Bishop'' by the Italian Renaissance master Pinturicchio. It houses a large series of engravings by Giovan Battista Piranesi. The museum is in the St. Pius V Palace, built in the 17th–18th centuries. It has also sections dedicated to sculpture, to contemporary art and to archaeological findings. Artworks Image:Coronación de la Virgen en presencia de San Pedro y San Pablo (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, ''Coronación de la Virgen en presencia de San Pedro y San Pablo''. Unknown master. Image:San Lucas incorporado al Colegio Apostólico, del Maestro de Villahermosa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |