Luis de Vargas
Illustration — Luis de Vargas. Alegoría de la Inmaculada Concepción (Seville Cathedral) Luis de Vargas (1502–1568) was a Spanish painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mainly in Seville. He traveled to Rome where he was influenced by Mannerist styles.
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Luis de Vargas
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- 1502 · Almendralejo.
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- Crown of Castile
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- painter · muralist
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- portrait
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Illustration — Luis de Vargas. Alegoría de la Inmaculada Concepción (Seville Cathedral) Luis de Vargas (1502–1568) was a Spanish painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mainly in Seville. He traveled to Rome where he was influenced by Mannerist styles.
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He painted an altarpiece with multiple panels, including a Virgin and Child appearing to Adam and Eve or La Gamba for the Cathedral in Seville. He frescoed a Last Judgement for the Casa de Misericordia in Seville. Francisco Venegas was a student of his.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Italy and Spain. Work by Luis de Vargas is recorded in the collections of Philadelphia Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums, Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla and Fogg Museum.
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1502
Luis de Vargas born at Almendralejo.
1567
Luis de Vargas died at Seville.
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