Antonio de Pereda

Antonio de Pereda

"The Knight's Dream" by Antonio de Pereda.
Born ca. March 1611
Valladolid
Died January 30, 1678
Madrid
Nationality Spanish
Other names Antonio de Pereda y Salgado
Occupation artist

Antonio de Pereda (ca. 1611-January 30, 1678) was a Spanish Baroque-era painter,[1] best known for his still lifes.

Biography

Pereda was born in Valladolid. He was the eldest of three brothers from an artistic family. His father, mother and two brothers were all painters.[2] He was educated in Madrid by Pedro de las Cuevas and was taken under the protective wing of the influential Giovanni Battista Crescenzi.[2] After Crescenzi's death in 1635, Pereda was expelled from the court and began to take commissions from religious institutions.[2] As well as still lifes and religious paintings, Pereda was known for his historical paintings such as the Relief of Genoa (1635) which was painted for the Salón de Reinos of the Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid as part of the same series as Velázquez's Surrender of Breda.[3]

Works

The Immaculate conception


References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antonio de Pereda y Salgado.
  1. Antonio de Pereda Online
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Linda Mann Art Gallery-Antonio de Pereda
  3. Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable database of European fine arts (1100-1850)

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