Blas de Prado, or Del Prado, was a Spanish painter, who was born in the vicinity of Toledo

Toledo, Spain

Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...

, about 1540, and was a scholar of Alonso Berruguete

Alonso Berruguete

Alonso González de Berruguete was a Spanish painter, sculptor and architect. He is considered to be the most important sculptor of the Spanish Renaissance, and is known for his emotive sculptures depicting religious ecstasy or torment.Born in the town of Paredes de Nava, Berrugete studied art...

. There are some of his works in the chapel of St. Blas at Toledo, but they are much injured by time and the dampness of the situation. At Madrid there are also some pictures by this artist, particularly an altar-piece in the church of San Pedro

San Pedro el Real, Madrid

The Church of San Pedro el Real , also known as San Pedro el Viejo is a small medieval church in central Madrid, Spain....

, representing the 'Descent from the Cross,' which is evidently the work of a great master. In the early part of his life Prado was invited to visit the court of the Emperor of Morocco

Abdallah al-Ghalib

Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah was the second Saadian sultan of Morocco.He came to power to the throne as the legal heir of Mohammed ash-Sheikh. From his first wife this first Saadian sultan, Mohammed ash-Sheikh had had three sons, but the two oldest had died...

, to paint a portrait of his daughter, and returned to Spain amply rewarded for his labour. Whilst at Fez

Fes

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he painted the portraits of the Princesses of the Harem. He died at Madrid about 1600.