Isidoro Arredondo (1655–1702), an eminent Spanish painter, was born at

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, in 1653. He was first a scholar of

José García Hidalgo José García Hidalgo (1645 or 1646 – 1717 or 1719) was a Spanish painter, who wrote notes of his life, but omitted to state where and when he was born. Later research showed that he was born in Villena in 1646. He was named by the artists of ...

, but he afterwards studied under

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. He painted history with much success, and on the death of Rizi, in 1685, he was appointed painter to

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. One of his principal works was a large picture of the 'Incarnation,' which

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mentions as a very grand composition along with ''Santa Clara'' (''Saint Clare'') (1693) and ''Santa Gertrudis'' (''Saint Gertrude''). He painted much in oil and fresco in the churches and palaces, and the ' 'Legend of Cupid and Psyche,' in the

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, is considered one of his best works. He died at Madrid in 1702.

References

*Palomino, Antonio (1988). ''El museo pictórico y escala óptica III. El parnaso español pintoresco laureado''. Madrid : Aguilar S.A. de Ediciones. . *

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(1992). Baroque Painting in Spain 1600-1750 (''Pintura barroca en España 1600-1750''). Madrid : Ediciones Cátedra. . Attribution: *

External links

Biography at the Museo del Prado

''Santa Gertrudis'', an attributed work at the Bowes Museum
1653 births 1702 deaths Painters from Madrid 17th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters Fresco painters {{Spain-painter-stub