Alejo Fernández (c. 1475 – c. 1545) was a Spanish painter best known for his portrait of

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painted between 1531 and 1536.

Biography

He was born in Córdoba. Here, influenced by the style of the Flemish masters, he studied perspective and the structure of space. After moving to

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in 1508, his interest moved to human representation. To the period in Córdoba belong the ''Christ at the Column'' in the city's Museum and the ''Triptych of the Last Supper'' in the

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. Both are influenced by

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's style. In Fernández' later works, the figures are more majestic and more balanced with the presence of architectural elements. Later works include the ''Virgin of the Rose'' in the church of St. Anne in Seville, showing Italian influences such as

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and

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, as well as Lombard masters, and '' The Virgin of the Navigators'' in the Alcázar of Seville. He died in Seville around 1545.

References

Alejo Fernández, pintor de la Sevilla renacentista
1470s births 1540s deaths People from Córdoba, Spain 15th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters 16th-century Spanish painters {{Spain-painter-stub