Painter. He is a noted Spanish painter of the Baroque Era, during the 17th century. Known mostly for his religious pieces, he also painted women and children. He remained one of the most admired and popular of all European artists in the 18th and early 19th centuries and the most well-known Spanish painter. Born and died in Sevilla, little is known about his early life, but in 1660, he was the first co-president with Francisco de Herrera the Younger of Sevilla Art Academy. In 1642 he painted, the "Virgin of the Rosa." In 1645, eleven of his first major paintings were done at the convent of San Francisco in Seville. "The Vision of St. Anthony" dated 1656 is one of Murillo's most celebrated paintings. After traveling to Madrid and other cities in Spain, he became familiar with paintings of the Great Master, such as Rubens and Van Dyck and contemporary Italian painters. He was known to have enslaved assistances, selling one and freeing another one. Among his paintings is, "Christ Healing the Paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda," which is exhibited at the National Gallery in Washington DC. While painting "Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine," at the Church of the Capuchins in Cadíz, he fell at least twenty feet to the church's marble floor, receiving serious abdominal injuries and dying a few months later in Sevilla. Initially, he was buried in the Church of Santa Cruz of Seville, yet when the church was destroyed during the Napoleonic Wars in 1811, his body was lost. A 19th century cenotaph plaque was placed in the Baroque church of Santa María Magdalena, which was the church that replaced the church of his baptismal and marriage. The plaque documents his status as Seville's "Painter of Heaven."
Painter. He is a noted Spanish painter of the Baroque Era, during the 17th century. Known mostly for his religious pieces, he also painted women and children. He remained one of the most admired and popular of all European artists in the 18th and early 19th centuries and the most well-known Spanish painter. Born and died in Sevilla, little is known about his early life, but in 1660, he was the first co-president with Francisco de Herrera the Younger of Sevilla Art Academy. In 1642 he painted, the "Virgin of the Rosa." In 1645, eleven of his first major paintings were done at the convent of San Francisco in Seville. "The Vision of St. Anthony" dated 1656 is one of Murillo's most celebrated paintings. After traveling to Madrid and other cities in Spain, he became familiar with paintings of the Great Master, such as Rubens and Van Dyck and contemporary Italian painters. He was known to have enslaved assistances, selling one and freeing another one. Among his paintings is, "Christ Healing the Paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda," which is exhibited at the National Gallery in Washington DC. While painting "Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine," at the Church of the Capuchins in Cadíz, he fell at least twenty feet to the church's marble floor, receiving serious abdominal injuries and dying a few months later in Sevilla. Initially, he was buried in the Church of Santa Cruz of Seville, yet when the church was destroyed during the Napoleonic Wars in 1811, his body was lost. A 19th century cenotaph plaque was placed in the Baroque church of Santa María Magdalena, which was the church that replaced the church of his baptismal and marriage. The plaque documents his status as Seville's "Painter of Heaven."
Bio by: Linda Davis
Gravesite Details
This is a cenotaph marker. His remains were lost during the Napoleonic War of 1811.
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