Antonio Vela Cobo
Illustration — Santa Catalina de Alejandría (Saint Catherine of Alexandria) by Antonio Vela Cobo, Museo de Bellas Artes, Córdoba, 1660-1670 Antonio Vela Cobo (1629-1675) was a Spanish Baroque painter, sculptor and gilder. Cobo was the son of the painter and gilder Cristóbal Vela. He primarily produced religious-themed works on commission for various churches and convents in and around Córdoba, Andalusia.
Antonio Vela Cobo
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- 1629 · Córdoba.
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- Spain
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- painter · catholic priest
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- Baroque painting
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- Cristóbal Vela
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Born at Córdoba in 1629, died in Córdoba in 1676.
Training under Cristóbal Vela is recorded. The authority associates the name with Baroque painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Córdoba. Work by Antonio Vela Cobo is recorded in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba.
La obra representa a la mártir Santa Inés de Roma.
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