José Leonardo, known also as Jusepe Leonardo (1601–1652), was a

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painter of the Baroque period, active during his maturity in the

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Biography

Leonardo was born at

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in the

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, and was a pupil of

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. He trained with Pedro de las Cuevas, and became known for his battle paintings. He was painter to the king, and executed for the palace of Buen Retiro works worthy of celebrity; among them the ''Surrender of Juliers'' and the ''March of the Duke of Feria's Troop upon

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''. There is also a portrait of ''Alaric the Goth'' in the Royal collections. His '' The Brazen Serpent'' is still in Madrid. Leonardo was one of the artists used to decorate the Royal Alcazar of Madrid, restored by King

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and Leonardo painted the vaults of the Sacristy of the Royal Chapel. He was unable to finish the Reliquary in the same chapel and, in 1648, another painter was contracted. He apparently became an alcoholic, demented, and died at

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. His enemies were accused of having poisoned him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leonardo, Jose 1601 births 1652 deaths People from Comunidad de Calatayud 17th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters Spanish Baroque painters Spanish battle painters