Francisco Rizi
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Spain
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painter born at Madrid
Madrid
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He was the son of Antonio Rizi, a native of Bologna
Bologna
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, who had accompanied Federico Zuccari
Federico Zuccari
Federico Zuccari, also known as Federigo Zuccaro , was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad.-Biography:Zuccari was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino ....
into Spain.
Rizi was first trained by Vincencio Carducho. He became painter to Philip IV
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
in 1656, and held the office under Charles II
Charles II of Spain
Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from the Americas to the Spanish East Indies...
, who added to it the deputy-keepership of the royal keys. A few years before he had been appointed painter to the Cathedral of Toledo
Cathedral of Toledo
The Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Toledo, Spain, seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo....
. Rizi died at the Escorial.
Among his works are:
- The decoration with Pedro Nuñez of the Theatre in the Alcazar of MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
(1648) - Religious Scenes in the Chapel of Autonio
- Scenery for the Theatre of the Retiro
- Sketch for an altarpiece in the Sacristy of the Escorial
- A Religious Ceremony at the Plaza Mayor, Spain [Auto De Fe]