born 1622, Sevilla, Spain
died Aug. 25, 1685, Madrid
Spanish painter and architect.
The son of Francisco Herrerra the Elder , a successful painter, his religious works are in the theatrical style of Roman Baroque art, which he introduced into Sevilla. In 1660 he was appointed copresident (with Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ) of Sevilla's new Academy of Painting, but he soon left for Madrid and was active there as a painter of frescoes and altarpieces. In 1672 he was appointed painter to Charles II and in 1677 master of the Royal Works. His greatest architectural achievement was the church of El Pilar at Saragossa (begun 1681).