On 01/01/1618 Bartolomé Esteban Perez was baptized in Seville. Ten year old came after the death of his father in the doctrine of Juan del Castillo. His earliest works, however, testify with their austere naturalism of the influence of art Juan de las Roelas and Francisco de Herrera the Elder Important impetus comes from his painting of the art Francisco de Zurbarán and Jusepe Ribera.

The eleven pictures of legend for the cloister of the former monastery of S. Francisco, Sevilla were the first independent work of 1645-46. New orders gained him to create his special way through soft lighting, a charming atmosphere. For the Cathedral of Seville, he painted three paintings.

In addition to the religious pictures, Murillo designed but also genre paintings, which were in great demand. The subtle light and shade Guide and a warm colour scheme made this painting to sought-after works of art.

Around 1650, Murillo received important suggestions from the works of Raphael, Peter Paul Rubens and Anthonis van Dycks. Soft contours, soft-toned colours and the Golden veil of light give the title "estilo vaporoso" his distinctive style.

The success of the painter was underlined by his appointment to the President of the Academy of Arts of Seville he co-founded 1660.

At the age of 64 years, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo died on the 3.4.1682 in his hometown. He was the principal representative of the Baroque and one of the most famous Spanish painter. Many of his works can be seen today in the great European museums.

Representation of typical scenes of daily life in painting, which can distinguish between peasant, bourgeois and courtly themes.

The genre reached its peak and immense popularity in the Dutch painting of the 17th century. In the 18th century, especially in France, the courtly and gallant painting comes to the fore while in Germany the bourgeois character was emphasised.

Epochal term for the art of the 17th century. Baroque art style that emanated from Rome in 1600 permeated fine arts, literature and music practically all over Europe within a very short time and lasted until 1770 in the fine arts. The last phase is generally characterized by the rococo.

Characteristic features include: the pulsating movement of all forms, the abolition of boundaries between architecture, painting and sculpture, that resulted in typical for the era synthesis of the arts, and especially in specific handling of light, which became an important artistic component. The subordination of the part to the whole led to the emergence of a single and, at the same time, dynamic space, which comes into full effect in the magnificent buildings of its time.

The Baroque art, with its tendency towards greatness, magnificence and rushing abundance clearly reflects the desire for representation, which was a concern of secular and ecclesiastical, especially Catholic customers strengthened through Counter-Reformation of that time. In painting, characteristic features of the Baroque, are manifested in the altar and ceiling painting, history and portrait.

The area of the sculpture is typically represented by such artists as Anthony van Dyck, Peter Paul Rubens, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and others.

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