Alonso Cano
Alonso Cano (born February 19, 1601 in Granada ; † September 3, 1667 ibid) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and architect who is considered the founder of the "Escuela granadina de pintura", the Granadin painting.
Cano was a student in his father's architecture, in the sculpture of Juan Martínez Montañés and in the painting of Francisco Pacheco del Ríos and had already achieved excellent results in these three subjects at the age of 24 when he went from Granada to Madrid as a result of a duel , where he was appointed supervisor of all royal buildings and court painter to King Philip IV .
When an investigation into the murder of his wife suspected him, he fled to Valencia to a Carthusian monastery and entered the clergy there. Soon tired of loneliness, he returned to Madrid and voluntarily presented himself to the court with the proud consolation saying: “Excellens in arte non debet mori”.
He was subjected to torture, from which, however, the right arm was excluded out of respect for his talent; but all tortures could not extort a confession from him. When the king heard of this, he returned his grace to the artist and appointed him Racionero (spiritual resident) of Granada. Here Cano founded a painting school and lived in exemplary piety.
Although Cano had never been to Italy , he had been trained according to ancient patterns. In his paintings he shows a strict style that is not devoid of grace and grace. Seville owns most of his entirely religious paintings; there are also several in the Museo del Prado in Madrid and in the Berlin gallery.
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| SURNAME | Cano, Alonso |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cano, Alonzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish painter, sculptor and architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1601 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Granada |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1667 |
| Place of death | Granada |