Short Biography of Spanish Painter, Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Spanish Painter, Bartolome Estaban Murillo
Bartolome Esteban Murillo. Self-Portrait. c. 1672-75.
Oil on canvas, National Gallery in London UK.
Spanish Painter, Bartolome Estaban Murillo Bartolome Estaban Murillo was born December 31 1967, he was born into Christianity he was baptized on January 1, 1618 in Seville Spain. Murillo was the son of Maria Peres, his mother and Gasper Esteban his father who was a barber and surgeon in Seville Spain, Murillo had 13 siblings and he was the youngest one of them all. Murillo was eventually adopted by his relatives because he was not able to provide for himself when his parents died unlike his older siblings, at the age of eleven his uncle J.A. Lagares a barber who was married had adopted him. Within a year of living with his uncle, Murillo soon became an apprentice for another relative named Juan Del Castillo. Juan was considered a mediocre painter but a great teacher, they painted paintings for a living and sold them at local fairs and sometimes even sent off to be traded into America. While being under the study of Juan his relative he learned about Flemish Painting, which was a technique used in the 20th century on paintings, they applied layers of a substance that kept the image fresh for years. When Murillo turned 17 he was working indepedentaley painting small, religious compositions for the Latin American market, continuing the selling techniques taught to him when he was young. He then started to create a name for himself, selling his paintings at these markets or fairs. Murillo went to the school of Antwerp where he learned how to be more of an advance painter; they mainly learned Baroque paintings that he continued to carry on threw out his art career. During the time he was an apprentice for his relative and attending school, he found interest in other forms of art and artist that inspired him to be more creative and diverse in his paintings. In 1940 Murillo moved to Cadiz, he then became Van Dykes
Bartolome Esteban Murillo. Self-Portrait. c. 1672-75.
Oil on canvas, National Gallery in London UK.
Spanish Painter, Bartolome Estaban Murillo Bartolome Estaban Murillo was born December 31 1967, he was born into Christianity he was baptized on January 1, 1618 in Seville Spain. Murillo was the son of Maria Peres, his mother and Gasper Esteban his father who was a barber and surgeon in Seville Spain, Murillo had 13 siblings and he was the youngest one of them all. Murillo was eventually adopted by his relatives because he was not able to provide for himself when his parents died unlike his older siblings, at the age of eleven his uncle J.A. Lagares a barber who was married had adopted him. Within a year of living with his uncle, Murillo soon became an apprentice for another relative named Juan Del Castillo. Juan was considered a mediocre painter but a great teacher, they painted paintings for a living and sold them at local fairs and sometimes even sent off to be traded into America. While being under the study of Juan his relative he learned about Flemish Painting, which was a technique used in the 20th century on paintings, they applied layers of a substance that kept the image fresh for years. When Murillo turned 17 he was working indepedentaley painting small, religious compositions for the Latin American market, continuing the selling techniques taught to him when he was young. He then started to create a name for himself, selling his paintings at these markets or fairs. Murillo went to the school of Antwerp where he learned how to be more of an advance painter; they mainly learned Baroque paintings that he continued to carry on threw out his art career. During the time he was an apprentice for his relative and attending school, he found interest in other forms of art and artist that inspired him to be more creative and diverse in his paintings. In 1940 Murillo moved to Cadiz, he then became Van Dykes
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