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