MORALES, Luis de
Madonna with the Child
c. 1570
Wood, 84 x 64 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
Nothing is known about the life of the painter.
The Madonna with the Child was his favourite subject which he painted in
several versions. He was very popular and received the nickname "El
Divino". The influence of Italian mannerism is clearly seen on his
paintings, it is supposed that it arrived to the painter through Pedro
de Campana, a painter of Flemish origin.
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