Antonio de Pereda

Antonio de Pereda: Vision of St. Francis of Assisi in the Portiuncula (Museo del Prado, Madrid)

Antonio Pereda (* 1611 in Valladolid , † 1678 in Madrid ) was a Spanish painter .

Pereda was trained by Pedro de las Cuevas and learned from the paintings of Venetian masters in the castle of Madrid. He painted religious paintings, profane historical pictures and still lifes with great care and brilliance of color.

His main works include:

the allegory : Life is a dream (in the Academy of San Fernando),
a saint Jerome in the Prado Museum in Madrid ,
a saint Ildefonso with the Madonna in the Louvre in Paris .

The Relief of Genoa by the Marqués de Santa Cruz (Prado, Madrid)

Web links

Commons : Antonio de Pereda y Salgado - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Works by Antonio de Pereda at Zeno.org .

personal data
SURNAME	Pereda, Antonio de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pereda, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish painter
DATE OF BIRTH	1611
PLACE OF BIRTH	Valladolid
DATE OF DEATH	1678
Place of death	Madrid