Francisco Salmerón
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Francisco Salmerón was a Spanish
painter of the Baroque
period.
Born in Cuenca
, he was a pupil of Pedro Orrente
, and followed his brother, the prominent Cristobal Garcia Salmerón
(1603–1666), also a pupil of Orrente. Francisco painted in the church of San Francisco at Cuenca a Burial of Christ.
Spain
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painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period.
Born in Cuenca
Cuenca, Spain
-History:When the Iberian peninsula was part of the Roman Empire there were several important settlements in the province, such as Segóbriga, Ercávica and Gran Valeria...
, he was a pupil of Pedro Orrente
Pedro Orrente
Pedro Orrente was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.Born in the village of Murcia. Orrente appears to have studied with el Greco in Toledo, where he painted a San Ildefonso before the apparition of St Leocadia and the Birth of Christ for the cathedral. He often moved, painting in Murcia and...
, and followed his brother, the prominent Cristobal Garcia Salmerón
Cristobal Garcia Salmeron
Cristobal Garcia Salmerón was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.Born in Cuenca, he was a pupil of Pedro Orrente, and painted history and animal paintings. One of his best works is a Nativity in the church of St. Francis at Cuenca. He was employed by Philip IV to paint a bullfight, held in...
(1603–1666), also a pupil of Orrente. Francisco painted in the church of San Francisco at Cuenca a Burial of Christ.