MORALES, LUIS DE


Meaning of MORALES, LUIS DE in English

born с 1509, Badajoz, Spain

died May 9, 1586, Badajoz

Spanish painter.

He lived all his life in Badajoz, leaving only for occasional commissions. He is considered Spain's greatest Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael and are marked by detailed execution and the anguished asceticism of 16th-century Spain.

"The Virgin and Child," panel by Luis de Morales; in the National Gallery, London

By courtesy of the National Gallery, London; photograph, A.C. Cooper

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