Juan de la Corte, a Spanish painter, was born at Madrid in 1597. He was instructed by Velazquez

Diego Velázquez

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period, important as a portrait artist...

, and painted portraits and history, but chiefly
excelled in battle-pieces and perspective views. He also painted small pictures of subjects from sacred history. He was painter to Philip III

Philip III of Spain

Philip III , also known as Philip the Pious, was the King of Spain and King of Portugal and the Algarves, where he ruled as Philip II , from 1598 until his death...

, and was continued in that situation by his successor, 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...

. There are several of his pictures in the palace of Buen Retiro

Buen Retiro Palace

Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid was a large palace complex designed by the architect Alonso Carbonell and built on the orders of Philip IV of Spain as a secondary residence and place of recreation . It was built in what was then the eastern limits of the city of Madrid...

. He died at Madrid in 1660.