Juan de la Corte
Illustration — Feast at the Plaza Mayor, Madrid, now at the Museo Municipal, Madrid Juan de la Corte, a Spanish painter of Flemish origin, who was born in Antwerp, Flanders in c. He was instructed by Velazquez, and painted portraits and history, but chiefly excelled in battle-pieces and perspective views. He also painted small pictures of subjects from sacred history.
Also recorded as Juan de La Corte · Ju^To^R de la corte flamenco · ju^To^R de la cortta · Juan de la cortte
Juan de la Corte

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- Born
- 1597 · Madrid.
- Died
- 1660 · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- Spanish
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He was painter to King Phillip III, and was continued in that situation by his successor, King Philip IV. There are several of his pictures in the palace of Buen Retiro. He died in Madrid in 1660. • Illustration — The Rape of Helen, now at the Museo del Prado, Madrid
The recorded working language is Spanish. Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp and Madrid. Positions recorded include court painter. Work by Juan de la Corte is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Hermitage Museum, Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer, Pollok House and Museum of Santa Cruz.
The authorities additionally record the headings Juan de La Corte, Ju^To^R de la corte flamenco, ju^To^R de la cortta, Juan de la cortte and Ju^To^R de la cortte. His recorded language was Spanish.
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1597
Juan de la Corte was born in 1597 at Madrid.
1660
Juan de la Corte died in 1660 at Madrid.
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