Diego Vidal de Liendo
Encyclopedia
Diego Vidal de Liendo the Younger was a Spanish
painter of the Baroque
. He was born at Valmaseda. He was also called Vidal the Younger. He was the nephew of Vidal the elder, and like him was both a painter and a canon of Seville cathedral
. He followed his uncle's example in studying in Rome
. His paintings for the sacristy of Valencia cathedral
include life-size figures of various Saints, and a copy of Raphael
's St. Michael triumphing over Satan. Vidal died at Seville.
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 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...
. He was born at Valmaseda. He was also called Vidal the Younger. He was the nephew of Vidal the elder, and like him was both a painter and a canon of Seville cathedral
Seville Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See , better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville . It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world....
. He followed his uncle's example in studying in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. His paintings for the sacristy of Valencia cathedral
Saint Mary of Valencia Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia , alternatively known as Saint Mary's Cathedral or Valencia Cathedral, is a roman catholic parish church in Valencia, Spain...
include life-size figures of various Saints, and a copy of Raphael
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
's St. Michael triumphing over Satan. Vidal died at Seville.