Juan Sanchez Cotán

Plaats: Orgaz

Geboren: 1560

Dood: 1627

Biografie:

Juan Sánchez Cotán (June 25, 1560 – September 8, 1627) was a Spanish Baroque painter, a pioneer of realism in Spain. His still lifes—also called bodegones—were painted in an austere style, especially when compared to similar works in the Netherlands and Italy. Sánchez Cotán was born in the town of Orgaz, near Toledo, Spain. He was a friend and perh...