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Alonso Cano (1601-1667)
Madrid and Court Painter
Known for a volatile temper, Cano was forced to flee Seville for Madrid after a duel with the painter Sebastian de Llanos Valdes (1605-77).
It was believed that Cano had already risked his life by smashing a statue of a saint, when the buyer questioned his price - it could have been viewed as an act of heresy, punishable by death.
In Madrid, King Philip IV appointed Cano to be Royal Architect and King's Painter.
Alonzo cantu biography
He was tasked to restore pictures in the British royal art collection, and thus came into contact with masters of the 16th century Renaissance in Venice. This influence can be seen in Cano's subsequent paintings, which are softer than his earlier pictures and are strongly lit from a light source, in the manner of Zurbaran.
One of Cano's most important paintings from this period includes The Miracle at the Well (1646-48, Prado Museum, Madrid), which had been hailed by his contemporaries as a masterpiece, bu