Francisco de Aguirre (painter)
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Francisco de Aguirre was a Spanish
painter, active in Toledo
during the Baroque
period. He was a pupil of Eugenio Caxes
, and known chiefly as a portrait painter and a restorer of pictures in the cathedral.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
painter, active in 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:...
during 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. He was a pupil of Eugenio Caxes
Eugenio Caxés
Eugenio Caxés was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.He was born into a Florentine family in Madrid, and wrote his name in a variety of ways . His father, Patricio, was a disciple of Alessandro Allori and was recruited to Spain by the ambassador Luis de Requesens. Caxés painted in the royal...
, and known chiefly as a portrait painter and a restorer of pictures in the cathedral.