클라우디오 코엘로(Claudio Coello )

1642 출생 - 1693

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Claudio Coello (1642?693) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Influenced by many other artists, including Diego Velazquez who was also of Portuguese descent, Coello is considered the last great Spanish painter of the 17th century.

Saint Dominic of Guzman, by Claudio Coello, Museo del Prado, MadridThe son of Faustino Coello, a famous Portuguese sculptor, he was a court painter for Charles II. He worked on many churches and public buildings in Madrid, with his most famous work being in the sacristy of El Escorial, which is filled with portraits of priests and courtiers.

This artist is known to be inspired by works of the bible in the New and Old Testament