Antonio de Arfian facts for kids
Antonio de Arfian, (fl. 1554–87) was a 16th-century Spanish painter.
Life
A native of Triana, a suburb of Seville, he studied under Luis de Vargas. He was employed on several important works, both in fresco and in oil, including the grand altar-piece of Seville cathedral, which he painted in 1554 in collaboration with Antonio Ruiz.
His dates of his birth and death are unrecorded; it is known that he was still alive in 1587, when, with the assistance of his son Alonzo, he painted the Legend of St. George, in the church of the Magdalene.
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Arfian, Antonio de". Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K) (3rd) I. London: George Bell & Sons.
See also
In Spanish: Antonio de Alfián para niños
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