Luis de Góngora: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Don Luis de Góngora • Luis de Góngora y Argote
Born	July 11, 1561 • Córdoba • Spain
Died	May 23, 1627 (aged 65) • Córdoba • Spain
Notable Works	“Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea” • “Soledades”
Movement / Style	Golden Age • gongorismo

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Góngora, oil painting by Velázquez; in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts

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Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, oil painting attributed to El Greco; in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

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