Maria de Abarca
Maria de Abarca, often referred to as Doña Maria de Abarca, was a seventeenth-century Spanish painter active between 1630 and 1656 in Madrid, Spain. She was born in Madrid, but the dates of her birth and death are unknown. Little is known of her family, but an entry in Dr.
Also recorded as María de Abarca · María Francisca de Abarca · Francisca de Abarca · María Francisca Abarca
Maria de Abarca
- Died
- 1699 · Spain.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- Spanish
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Maria de Abarca, often referred to as Doña Maria de Abarca, was a seventeenth-century Spanish painter active between 1630 and 1656 in Madrid, Spain. She was born in Madrid, but the dates of her birth and death are unknown. Little is known of her family, but an entry in Dr.
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Coombe's Catalogue of Engravers' Specimens suggests that her father may have been Marius Abacus. She was known for her work as an amateur portrait painter, and praised for her ability in taking likenesses. A contemporary of Peter Paul Rubens and Diego Velázquez, who reportedly admired her work.
The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid.
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