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Facts

Born 1561 • Spain
Died September 8, 1627 (aged 66) • Granada • Spain
Movement / Style Baroque art and architecture

Photos

“Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber,” oil on canvas by Juan Sánchez Cotán, c. 1602; in the San Diego Museum of Art, Calif.
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Francisco Herrera, the Younger
Spanish painter
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
Caravaggio
Italian painter
Frans Snyders: Interior of an Office
Frans Snyders
Flemish painter
Hondecoeter, Melchior de: The Fight Between a Cock and a Turkey
Melchior de Hondecoeter
Dutch painter
“Flowers in a Glass and Fruit,” painting by Jan Davidsz. de Heem; in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
Jan Davidsz de Heem
Dutch painter
Willem Claesz. Heda: Still Life with a Fruit Cake, Wine, Beer, and Nuts
Willem Claesz. Heda
Dutch painter
Mignon, Abraham: Still Life with Flowers and a Watch
Abraham Mignon
German painter
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Joan Miró
Joan Miró
Spanish artist
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Francisco Herrera, the Elder
Spanish painter
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Juan Gris
Spanish painter
Zurbarán, Francisco de
Francisco de Zurbarán
Spanish painter
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: Grape and Melon Eaters
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Spanish painter
Ribera, José de: Saint Paul the Hermit
José de Ribera
Spanish painter
Coello, Claudio: Adoration of the Holy Eucharist
Claudio Coello
Spanish painter
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Palomino De Castro Y Velasco
Spanish painter
The Duke of Pastrana, oil on canvas by Juan Carreño de Miranda, after 1666; in the Prado, Madrid. 217 × 155 cm.
Juan Carreño de Miranda
Spanish painter
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Luis Tristán
Spanish painter
Vincent van Gogh: Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter
Mondrian, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1942.
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter

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