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The Holy Family with the young Christ holding a Cross
Auction: 07/02/2021 - 7/8/2021
Lot: 95
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Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra AUCTION RECORDS
1638 Granada, Spain - 1689 Granada, Spain. Known for: Religioius image painting and ink drawing.
After youthful study with Spanish Baroque painter Alonso Cano, Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra absorbed many elements of Cano's art and followed in his master's footsteps to become a major painter in... Read full biography
After youthful study with Spanish Baroque painter Alonso Cano, Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra absorbed many elements of Cano's art and followed in his master's footsteps to become a major painter in Granada. The archbishops of Granada valued Bocanegra above all other painters in the city and appointed... Read full biography
After youthful study with Spanish Baroque painter Alonso Cano, Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra absorbed many elements of Cano's art and followed in his master's footsteps to become a major painter in Granada. The archbishops of Granada valued Bocanegra above all other painters in the city and appointed him painter to the cathedral church. Later in his career, Bocanegra worked in Seville and Madrid, where he became court painter in 1676. In 1670 Bocanegra painted the life of the Virgin for a church in... Read full biography
After youthful study with Spanish Baroque painter Alonso Cano, Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra absorbed many elements of Cano's art and followed in his master's footsteps to become a major painter in Granada. The archbishops of Granada valued Bocanegra above all other painters in the city and appointed him painter to the cathedral church. Later in his career, Bocanegra worked in Seville and Madrid, where he became court painter in 1676. In 1670 Bocanegra painted the life of the Virgin for a church in Granada; these paintings displayed Cano's influence in their lively coloring and dynamic compositions, along with vigorous Baroque illusionistic effects. Bocanegra's late style still showed Cano's imprint, which he combined with his own softness of... Read full biography
After youthful study with Spanish Baroque painter Alonso Cano, Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra absorbed many elements of Cano's art and followed in his master's footsteps to become a major painter in Granada. The archbishops of Granada valued Bocanegra above all other painters in the city and appointed him painter to the cathedral church. Later in his career, Bocanegra worked in Seville and Madrid, where he became court painter in 1676. In 1670 Bocanegra painted the life of the Virgin for a church in Granada; these paintings displayed Cano's influence in their lively coloring and dynamic compositions, along with vigorous Baroque illusionistic effects. Bocanegra's late style still showed Cano's imprint, which he combined with his own softness of modeling and sentimentality. He painted mostly religious subjects and some portraits. Highly prolific and in demand, Bocanegra seems... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes
Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra Auction: 03/23/2026Lot: 517Subscribe or get free alerts
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Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra Auction: 10/09/2019 - 10/10/2019Lot: 878Subscribe or get free alerts
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