The artist's name is not mentioned in the text, but he was an important painter of Baroque still life in Spain. He was enrolled in the Collegio de Pintores de Valencia in 1616 and had a commercial contract with the city of Medina des Campo until 1630. His earliest attributed works are from 1642, and he continued to be active until his death. He primarily painted still lifes, including flower arrangements, memento mori themes, and fruit still lifes. The Prado Museum in Madrid holds the most extensive collection of his works....