Murillo mainly devoted himself to religious subjects. ''The market for Bartolomé Estebán Murillo's pictures was so large and lucrative that the [[king]] (of Spain) refused to allow their export from the country. In 1660 Murillo founded and served as president of the Seville Academy. Today, in Spain a good painting is called a Murillo.'' <ref> [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3009&page=1 Bartolomé Esteban Murillo] J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles</ref> | Murillo mainly devoted himself to religious subjects. ''The market for Bartolomé Estebán Murillo's pictures was so large and lucrative that the [[king]] (of Spain) refused to allow their export from the country. In 1660 Murillo founded and served as president of the Seville Academy. Today, in Spain a good painting is called a Murillo.'' <ref> [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3009&page=1 Bartolomé Esteban Murillo] J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles</ref> |