Claudio Coello (1642—1693)
was a Spanish
Baroque painter. Influenced by many other artists, including
Diego Velázquez who was also of
Portuguese
descent, Coello is considered the last great
Spanish painter of the 17th century.
The son of Faustino Coello, a famous Portuguese
sculptor, he was a court painter for
Charles II.
He worked on many
churches and public buildings in Madrid
, with his
most famous work being in the sacristy of
El
Escorial
, which is
filled with portraits of priests and courtiers.
This artist is known to be inspired by works of the bible in the
New and Old Testament
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