José de Cieza

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Cleansing of the Temple, now in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada.

José de Cieza (1656-1692) was a Spanish painter.

He was the son and scholar of Miguel Geronimo de Cieza, was born at Granada. He acquired much facility in painting in distemper, and, going to Madrid in 1686, was employed to paint scenes in the theatre of Buenretiro, and became painter to the king in 1689. He likewise painted in oil historical subjects, landscapes, and flower-pieces. He died at Madrid.

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This article incorporates text from the article "CIEZA, Josef de" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.

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Name	Cieza, José de
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Short description	Spanish artist
Date of birth	1656
Place of birth	Granada
Date of death	1692
Place of death	Madrid

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