Juan Bautista de Espinosa
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Spanish people
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still life
Still life
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painter.
More paintings remain of him than biographical data and there is only one known painting remaining.
It is only known that he worked 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:...
and Madrid from 1612 to 1626 and, judging by his style, he was trained in Holland. De Espinosa's style is judged to be the transition from Flemish
Flanders
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Baroque to Spanish Baroque. He died in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid 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...
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Several mural paintings in Spanish churches are also attributed to him; one of these is in Alcaudete
Alcaudete
Alcaudete is a city located in the province of Jaén, southern Spain.It is home to a 12th-14th Moorish castle, located on the top of the hill commanding the town. Other sights include the Santa María la Mayor ....
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