Lucas de Valdés facts for kids

Lucas Valdés, Our Lady of the Rosary, Saint Dominic, and Saint Catherine of Siena, around 1700.

Lucas Valdés, Our Lady of the Rosary Protecting Spanish Ships in the Battle of Lepanto.

Lucas de Valdés Carasquilla (born March 1661 – died 23 February 1724) was a talented Spanish artist. He was a painter and an engraver during the Baroque period. He mostly worked in the city of Seville, Spain.

Lucas was the son of another famous artist, Juan de Valdés Leal, and Isabella Carasquilla. He was born in Seville. When he was just eleven years old, he showed his amazing skills. He created four detailed engravings for a book called Fiestas de Seville. These engravings celebrated the good qualities of a saint named San Fernando.

Later in his life, Lucas became a math teacher. He taught at the Marine College in Cádiz. But he never stopped creating art. He continued to paint and engrave until he passed away. He painted many pictures of saints and also made portraits of people. Some of his most famous works include portraits of Father Francisca Tamariz and a kind person named Manara. One very important painting he made showed the Spanish victory in the Battle of Lepanto. Lucas's son, Juan, also became an engraver, following in his father's footsteps.

What Did Lucas Valdés Create?

Lucas de Valdés Carasquilla made many beautiful artworks. He was known for his paintings and engravings. His art can be found in churches, museums, and private collections.

Famous Paintings and Where to Find Them

Here are some of Lucas Valdés's notable works:

• The Exaltation of the Cross (around 1685-1690): This painting is in a private collection in Vitoria.
• The Apotheosis of San Fernando (around 1686-1689): You can see this at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Saint Fernando Before the Virgin of La Antigua (around 1686-1689): Also at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Samson and the Lion (around 1686-1689): This painting is in a private collection in Madrid.
• Abraham and Melchisedec (around 1686-1689): This is also in a private collection in Madrid.
• Arrival of Pilgrim Priests at the Hospital de los Venerables (around 1690): Located at the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Saint Gertrude the Great (around 1690-1695): This painting is in the Church of the Royal Monastery of San Clemente in Seville.
• The Painter Apelles and Alexander the Great (1693): This work is in a private collection in Madrid.
• Baptism of Christ (around 1690-1700): Found at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• The Child Jesus Among the Doctors (around 1690-1700): Also at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Immaculate Conception (painted on marble) (around 1695-1700): Located at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Saint Stephen (around 1695-1700): This painting is at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Saint Augustine (around 1695-1700): Also at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Saint Gregory the Great (around 1695-1700): You can find this at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Saint Joachim (around 1695-1700): Located at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Saint Lawrence (around 1695-1700): Also at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Saint Paul (around 1695-1700): This painting is at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• Portrait of Admiral Don Pedro Corbert (1699): This work is at the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• The Last Supper (around 1700): Found at the Church of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville.
• The Assumption of the Virgin (around 1700): This painting is at the Pozo Santo hospital in Seville.
• Miracle of the Cauldron in the Convent of Paula (around 1700): You can see this at the Museo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum) in Seville.
• Miraculous Fountain in the Convent of Paula (around 1700): Also at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Seville.
• Resurrection of Children in the Convent of Paula (around 1700): This work is at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Seville.
• Coronation of the Virgin (around 1700): There are two versions, one at the Convent of Santa Paula (Seville) and another at the Hospital de la Santa Caridad (Seville).
• Eucharistic Allegory (around 1700): Located at the San Pedro church in Seville.
• Imposition of the Pallium on Saint Isidore (around 1705-1710): This painting is at Seville Cathedral.
• Samson Defeats the Philistines (around 1705-1710): In a private collection in Barcelona.
• David Dancing Before the Ark of the Covenant (around 1706): Found at the San Isidoro church in Seville.
• Saint Michael the Archangel (around 1710): In a private collection in Seville.
• Virgin of the Rosary (around 1710): This painting is at the El Greco Museum house in Toledo.
• The Rebuilding of the Temple of Jerusalem (around 1710-1715): Located at the Iglesia de la Magdalena in Seville.
• Allegory of the Two Paths of Life (around 1715-1719): In a private collection in Seville.
• Saint Isabel Healing a Sick Person (around 1715-1719): This work is at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Seville.
• Imposition of the Habit of the Order by Saint Dominic on Saint Hyacinth of Poland (around 1720): Found at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Cádiz.

Other Interesting Works

Lucas Valdés also created other important pieces, including drawings and documents:

• Vision of the Birth of Two Twin Saints (around 1690): This drawing is kept at the Louvre, Cabinet des Dessins, in Paris.
• The Celebration of a Mass (around 1690): Also at the Louvre, Cabinet des Dessins, in Paris.
• Monument of Holy Week of the Seville Cathedral (1695): This document is in the Seville Cathedral archive.
• David Dancing Before the Ark of the Covenant (around 1700-1710): You can see this at the Museo de Bellas Artes (Córdoba).
• David Playing the Harp Before Saul (between 1700-1710): Also at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Córdoba.
• Moses and the Crossing of the Red Sea (between 1700-1710): This painting is at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Córdoba.
• Fifteen Biblical and Historical Figures (series): This series is at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
• The Ark of the Covenant: This work is at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid.
• Ecce Homo (1715): This piece is held at the Spanish National Library in Madrid.

Images for kids

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  Lucas Valdés, Our Lady of the Rosary, Saint Dominic, and Saint Catherine of Siena, around 1700.

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  Lucas Valdés, Our Lady of the Rosary Protecting Spanish Ships in the Battle of Lepanto.

See also

In Spanish: Lucas Valdés para niños