Juan del Castillo was a Spanish

Spain

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 Baroque

Baroque

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 painter.

Del Castillo was the youngest brother of the painter Agustín

Agustín del Castillo

Agustín del Castillo was a Spanish Baroque painter.Del Castillo was born in Seville, and was an older brother of the painter Juan del Castillo. Both brothers were trained in painting by Luis Fernández in Seville. Afterwards he moved to Córdoba, where he painted religious frescoes and oil...

. Both were trained in painting by Luis Fernández in Seville. Afterwards he painted religious frescoes and oil paintings around Seville

Seville

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, and also in Granada

Granada

Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...

 and Cádiz

Cádiz

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Amongst his students were his brother-in-law Alonso Cano and his nephew Antonio

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra was a Spanish Baroque painter, sculptor, and poet..- Biography :Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra was born at Córdoba, Spain....

, as well as Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Bartolomé Estéban Murillo

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporary women and children...

, Pedro de Moya

Pedro de Moya

Pedro de Moya was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.Born in Granada, he was first trained under Juan del Castillo in Seville. He enlisted as a soldier for the armies in Flanders. Upon his discharge in 1641, he traveled to London. From there he returned to Seville and Granada. He painted...

, Andro de Medina and Juan de Valdés Leal

Juan de Valdés Leal

Juan de Valdés Leal was a Spanish painter of the Baroque era.He was born in Seville in 1622, and distinguished himself as a painter, sculptor, and architect. He worked for a time under Antonio del Castillo. Among his works are a History of the Prophet Elias for the church of the Carmelites; a...

. His work was influenced by Venetian

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style.