Bartolome gonzalez y serrano biography of michaels
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Bartolomé González y Serrano
Paintings
John the Baptist
Bartolomé González y Serrano, (1564-1627) was a Spanish Baroque painter, specializing in painting portraits, which is shown as a continuation of Renaissance court portraits type practiced by Alonso Sánchez Coello and especially by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.
González was born in Valladolid, and studied under Patricio Caxés and Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.
Bartolome gonzalez y serrano biography of michaels
He moved to Madrid, where he is documented from 1607, focusing on the execution of portraits for the Royal Court with Rodrigo de Villandrando and Andrés López Polanco. From 1617 he served as painter to King Philip III of Spain, occupying the place left vacant by Fabrizio Castello.
His work was almost exclusively dedicated to the production of portraits of the royal family, and were composed from various European courts, under the direction of Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.
González focussed on the minutely embroidered, jewelry and other decorative pieces, leaving the faces, treat