Francisco Camilo

Place: Madrid

Born: 1615

Death: 1673

Biography:

Francisco Camilo (Madrid 1610–Madrid 1671) was a Spanish painter, the son of an Italian immigrant who had settled in Madrid. When his father died, his mother remarried, and Camilo became the stepson of the painter Pedro de las Cuevas. De las Cuevas brought Camilo up as his own son, teaching him to paint. At the age of 18, Camilo was asked to paint ...