Nicolás Factor
| Blessed Nicolás Factor | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 June 1520 23 December 1583 |
| Beatified | 1786 |
| Attributes | Skull, fire |
Nicolás Factor (29 June 1520 – 23 December 1583) (blessed) was a Spanish painter of the Renaissance period.
He was born in the city of Valencia, the son of a poor tailor, and entered the Franciscan monastery on 30 November 1537. He painted devotional images. Pope Pius VI declared him blessed in 1786.
References
- Ceán Bermúdez, Agustín (1800). Walter Armstrong and Robert Edmund Graves, ed. Diccionario Histórico de los mas Ilustres Profesores de las Bellas Artes en España (Tomo Segundo D-J). Imprenta de la viuda de Ibarra, Madrid ; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. pp. page 73.
External links
- "Saint Nicholas Factor", Christian Iconography
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