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The Painter s Studio Painting ID:: 6665
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Jose del Castillo The Painter s Studio 1780 Museo del Prado, Madrid
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The Seller of Fans Painting ID:: 28580
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Jose del Castillo The Seller of Fans 1786
Oil on canvas
95x149cm
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The Meeting of Saints Francis and Dominic Painting ID:: 50667
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Jose del Castillo The Meeting of Saints Francis and Dominic mk214
1781-3
Oil on canvas
480x300cm
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Jose del Castillo
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1737-1793
Spanish
Jose del Castillo Location
a Spanish painter and a leader of the artistic movement Illustrious Absolutism. Many of his paintings were done on tapestries.
Castillo made many attempts to become Royal Painter for the Spanish monarchy, but he was never successful. This was not due to a lack of talent, but rather because Castillo allied himself with the wrong noble. His patron, the Earl of Floridablanca, feuded bitterly with the Earl of Aranda. The Earl of Aranda was favored by King Carlos III, and as a result, Ram??n Bayeu (Aranda favorite painter) became Royal Painter.
After Carlos III died, Castillo tried again to become Royal Painter. Unfortunately, the new monarch, Carlos IV, decided to leave the position of Royal Painter vacant.
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