Andrés Pérez (artist) facts for kids
Andrés Pérez (born around 1660, died 1727) was a Spanish artist. He was known for his paintings during the Baroque period.
Early Life and Influences
Andrés Pérez was born in Seville, Spain. His father, Francisco Pérez de Pineda, was also a painter. He worked in Seville between 1664 and 1673. Andrés Pérez studied art at the Academia de Bellas Artes (Seville).
It is thought that a famous painter named Bartolomé Esteban Murillo might have influenced Pérez. This influence could have come through his father or directly from Murillo's art studio.
An art historian, Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez, wrote about some of Pérez's paintings. These were three "scripture landscapes" from 1707. They were in the Santa Lucía church. Ceán Bermúdez noted that these works showed how Seville painters were starting to move away from Murillo's style. These paintings were sadly destroyed in 1936. However, two of Pérez's works in the Museum of Fine Arts of Seville are now thought to be these lost paintings. They are Abraham and Melchizedek and Daniel before Abimelech.
Pérez's Art Style
Murillo's influence can be seen in many of Pérez's works. For example, his series called Fathers of the Latin Church shows this. These paintings are now in the Museum of Huelva. They originally came from a convent in Seville. Another example is Judge Christ with the Virgin and Saints Francis and Sunday. This painting is also in a museum.
Andrés Pérez was especially good at painting flowers. This is what art historian Ceán Bermúdez believed. One of his known flower paintings is San Joaquin St. Anne and the Virgin Girl in Flowers Wreath. This painting is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Cordoba. It shows a holy scene with great care. The beautiful flowers make the painting even more special. Flowers also appear as decorations in his series The Infancy of Christ. These paintings are kept in a church in Puerto Serrano, Cádiz.
See also
In Spanish: Andrés Pérez (pintor) para niños
