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Pedro Orrente BIOGRAPHY
1580 Murcia, Spain - 1645 Valencia, Spain. Known for: Baroque period portrait, animals, landscapes, history and religious figure painting.
Pedro Orrente (1580–1645) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. Born in the village of Murcia, Orrente appears to have studied with el Greco in Toledo, where Pedro painted a San Ildefonso... Read full biography
Pedro Orrente (1580–1645) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. Born in the village of Murcia, Orrente appears to have studied with el Greco in Toledo, where Pedro painted a San Ildefonso before the apparition of St Leocadia and the Birth of Christ for the cathedral. He often moved, painting... Read full biography
Pedro Orrente (1580–1645) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. Born in the village of Murcia, Orrente appears to have studied with el Greco in Toledo, where Pedro painted a San Ildefonso before the apparition of St Leocadia and the Birth of Christ for the cathedral. He often moved, painting in Murcia and Cuenca. In Valencia, he painted for the Cathedral. He set up a school, and among his pupils were Esteban March and García Salmerón. In Madrid, he painted works transferred to the... Read full biography
Pedro Orrente (1580–1645) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. Born in the village of Murcia, Orrente appears to have studied with el Greco in Toledo, where Pedro painted a San Ildefonso before the apparition of St Leocadia and the Birth of Christ for the cathedral. He often moved, painting in Murcia and Cuenca. In Valencia, he painted for the Cathedral. He set up a school, and among his pupils were Esteban March and García Salmerón. In Madrid, he painted works transferred to the Palacio del Buen Retiro. He traveled to Seville, where he met Francisco Pacheco. Returning to Castille, he died in Valencia and is buried in the parish de Sant Martí. He is also known for paintings of animals and landscapes, as well a history paintings.... Read full biography
Pedro Orrente (1580–1645) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. Born in the village of Murcia, Orrente appears to have studied with el Greco in Toledo, where Pedro painted a San Ildefonso before the apparition of St Leocadia and the Birth of Christ for the cathedral. He often moved, painting in Murcia and Cuenca. In Valencia, he painted for the Cathedral. He set up a school, and among his pupils were Esteban March and García Salmerón. In Madrid, he painted works transferred to the Palacio del Buen Retiro. He traveled to Seville, where he met Francisco Pacheco. Returning to Castille, he died in Valencia and is buried in the parish de Sant Martí. He is also known for paintings of animals and landscapes, as well a history paintings. WorksLa vuelta al aprisco, oil on panel (74x89 cm), Museo del Prado, Madrid. Marriage at Canaan. Ma... Read full biography
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Pietro Orrente IL Bassano Spagnolo
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Pedro Orrente (1580–1645) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. Born in the village of Murcia, Orrente appears to have studied with el Greco in Toledo, where Pedro painted a San Ildefonso before the apparition of St Leocadia and the Birth of Christ for the cathedral.
He often moved, painting in Murcia and Cuenca. In Valencia, he painted for the Cathedral. He set up a school, and among his pupils were Esteban March and García Salmerón. In Madrid, he painted works transferred to the Palacio del Buen Retiro. He traveled to Seville, where he met Francisco Pacheco.
Returning to Castille, he died in Valencia and is buried in the parish de Sant Martí.
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