Francisco López was a Spanish painter in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
in the reign of
Philip II (1556–1598). He was a scholar of
Gaspar Becerra
Gaspar Becerra (1520–1568) was a Spanish painter and sculptor of the School of Valladolid.
Biography
He was born at Baeza, Spain, Baeza in the Province of Jaén (Spain), Province of Jaén. He went to Rome in 1545, and studied with Giorgio Vas ...
, who remembered him in his will in 1568.
Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez
Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez (17 September 1749 in Gijón3 December 1829 in Madrid) was a Spanish writer on art.
Biography
Bermúdez was born in Gijón, Asturias. He founded an art academy at Seville, and was given responsibility to order the Ar ...
''Diccionario histórico de los más ilustres profesores de las Bellas Artes en España''
s.v. "Lopez (Francisco)". In 1598, he painted the ''
retablo
A retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. More generally ''retablo'' is also the Spanish term for a retable or reredos above an altar, whether ...
'' sculpted by for
Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey
Santa Maria de Montserrat () is an abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict located on the mountain of Montserrat (mountain), Montserrat in Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. It is notable for enshrining the image of the Virgin of Montserrat ...
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References
16th-century Spanish painters
Spanish male painters
Spanish Renaissance painters
Year of death unknown
Year of birth unknown
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