Cristóbal de León (painter)
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Cristóbal de León was a Spanish
painter, active near Seville
. He was a pupil of Juan Valdes Leal. He painted eighteen monastic portraits, and some for the church of San Felipe Neri in Seville. He died at Seville. He is presumed to be the brother of the painter Felipe de León
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Spain
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painter, active near Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
. He was a pupil of Juan Valdes Leal. He painted eighteen monastic portraits, and some for the church of San Felipe Neri in Seville. He died at Seville. He is presumed to be the brother of the painter Felipe de León
Felipe de León
Felipe de León was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period active in Seville. He imitated the style of Murillo in painting devotional pictures, and in producing copies of the master. He died at Seville. He is presumed to be the brother of the painter Cristóbal de León.-References:...
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