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Facts

Born 1561 • Spain
Died September 8, 1627 (aged 66) • Granada • Spain
Movement / Style Baroque art and architecture

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“Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber,” oil on canvas by Juan Sánchez Cotán, c. 1602; in the San Diego Museum of Art, Calif.
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Francisco Herrera, the Younger
Spanish painter
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
Caravaggio
Italian painter
Snyders, Frans: Interior of an Office
Frans Snyders
Flemish painter
Hondecoeter, Melchior de: The Fight Between a Cock and a Turkey
Melchior de Hondecoeter
Dutch painter
“Flowers in a Glass and Fruit,” painting by Jan Davidsz. de Heem; in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
Jan Davidsz de Heem
Dutch painter
Willem Claesz. Heda: Still Life with a Fruit Cake, Wine, Beer, and Nuts
Willem Claesz. Heda
Dutch painter
Mignon, Abraham: Still Life with Flowers and a Watch
Abraham Mignon
German painter
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Joan Miró
Joan Miró
Spanish artist
Francisco Herrera, the Elder
Spanish painter
Juan Gris
Spanish painter
Zurbarán, Francisco de
Francisco de Zurbarán
Spanish painter
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: Grape and Melon Eaters
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Spanish painter
Ribera, José de: Saint Paul the Hermit
José de Ribera
Spanish painter
Coello, Claudio: Adoration of the Holy Eucharist
Claudio Coello
Spanish painter
Palomino De Castro Y Velasco
Spanish painter
The Duke of Pastrana, oil on canvas by Juan Carreño de Miranda, after 1666; in the Prado, Madrid. 217 × 155 cm.
Juan Carreño de Miranda
Spanish painter
Luis Tristán
Spanish painter
Vincent van Gogh: Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter
Mondrian, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1942.
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter

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