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'''Alonso Cano''' (Granada, 1601 – Granada, 1667), Spanish [[sculptor]], [[painter]], [[architect]], and draftsman, sometimes called "the Spanish [[Michelangelo]]". He studied painting in Seville with Pacheco ([[Diego Velázquez]] was his fellow-student) and sculpture with Montañés, He worked mainly in Granada, Seville and Madrid. | '''Alonso Cano''' (Granada, 1601 – Granada, 1667), Spanish [[sculptor]], [[painter]], [[architect]], and draftsman, sometimes called "the Spanish [[Michelangelo]]". He studied painting in Seville with Pacheco ([[Diego Velázquez]] was his fellow-student) and sculpture with Montañés, He worked mainly in Granada, Seville and Madrid. | ||
| − | The ''Immaculate Conception'', (1655) is sometimes considered his [[masterpiece]]. | + | Alonso Cano designed the facade of the Granada Cathedral (1667), one of the masterpieces of Spanish Baroque architecture [http://www.answers.com/topic/alonso-cano]. |
| − | + | The ''Immaculate Conception'', (1655) is sometimes considered his [[Painting Masterpieces|painting masterpiece]]. | |
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| + | [[File:Alonso Cano Immaculate Conception.jpg|thumb|340px|center|Immaculate Conception, 1648.]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[[Gallery of Spanish Masterpieces]] | *[[Gallery of Spanish Masterpieces]] | ||
*[[Spanish Painting]] | *[[Spanish Painting]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/cano/angel.html Alonso Cano.] | *[http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/cano/angel.html Alonso Cano.] | ||
*[http://www.wga.hu/tours/spain/p_17.html#canoBaroque Baroque Painting: Alonso Cano.] | *[http://www.wga.hu/tours/spain/p_17.html#canoBaroque Baroque Painting: Alonso Cano.] | ||
*[http://profiles.incredible-people.com/alonso-cano/ Alonso Cano.] | *[http://profiles.incredible-people.com/alonso-cano/ Alonso Cano.] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:37, May 12, 2017
Alonso Cano (Granada, 1601 – Granada, 1667), Spanish sculptor, painter, architect, and draftsman, sometimes called "the Spanish Michelangelo". He studied painting in Seville with Pacheco (Diego Velázquez was his fellow-student) and sculpture with Montañés, He worked mainly in Granada, Seville and Madrid.
Alonso Cano designed the facade of the Granada Cathedral (1667), one of the masterpieces of Spanish Baroque architecture [1]. The Immaculate Conception, (1655) is sometimes considered his painting masterpiece.
