Pablo de Céspedes
Pablo de Céspedes (* 1538 in Alcolea de Torote , Guadalajara ; † July 26, 1608 in Córdoba ) was a Spanish painter , architect , sculptor and writer .
life and work
Pablo de Céspedes studied theology as well as ancient classical and oriental languages at the University of Alcalá de Henares since 1556 . After leaving the university, he went to Rome for further training , where he became a student and friend of Federico Zuccaro , under whose direction he mainly studied the works of Michelangelo and Raphael . Here he painted some frescoes for churches, but moved to Córdoba in 1577 after he had been given the position of canon at the local cathedral .
Céspedes founded an art school in Cordoba and was also active as an architect, sculptor and writer. There are still numerous paintings by him in Andalusia , which betray the influence of the Roman Mannerists , and which are well colored and carefully executed. The four allegorical figures of the virtues in Seville Cathedral are highlighted below . The Last Supper in the Cathedral of Cordoba is also one of his most famous paintings . He was the head of the Andalusian school of painting at that time; his most famous students were Juan Luis Zambrano , Antonio Mohedano , Juan de Peñalosa , Antonio de Contreras and Cristobal de Vera .
Céspedes was no less famous as an art writer and poet, although only fragments of his writings have survived. Particularly noteworthy are the beautiful fragments of a didactic poem about painting by Céspedes, which his friend Francisco Pacheco handed down in the Arte de la pintura (1649). In addition, in the appendix to the fifth volume of his Diccionario histórico de los más illustres profesores de las bellas artes en España (Madrid 1800) by Céspedes , Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez gives a discussion of old and new painting.
gallery
Descenso de Cristo al Limbo , ca.1600
Santa Ana, la Virgen y el Niño
Ceiling painting in Santa Trinità dei Monti , Rome, around 1570
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Céspedes, Pablo de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1538 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alcolea de Torote , Guadalajara |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1608 |
| Place of death | Cordoba |