Antonio Ponce
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Antonio Ponce (c. 1608,
Biography
He was the son of a servant in the household of Juan de Zúñiga, 1st Duke of Peñaranda. When he was only one month old (presumably following the Duke's death), his family moved to Madrid. In 1624, when his father died, he became an apprentice in the workshop of Juan van der Hamen and remained there for three years. Upon completing his training, he married Francisca de Alfaro, Hamen's niece. In 1631, after Hamen's death, it is believed that, as a member of the family, he kept the workshop open and continued to paint in the same style, which has created difficulties with attribution although, after 1630, some of his works were signed.
In 1633, he was among the painters whose workshops were raided by the government. Portraits of King
In 1637, documents indicate that he was working on ephemeral decorations for the arrival of the
From then until his death, he is known only from the paintings he signed and a "Last Will and Testament", drawn up by him and his wife in 1657, although they were in good health and childless. A death certificate was issued in 1677. His wife survived him.
Further reading
- Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E. (1983). Pintura española de bodegones y floreros de 1600 a Goya. Catálogo de la exposición. Madrid : Ministerio de Cultura. ISBN 84-500-9335-X.
- Lo fingido verdadero. Bodegones españoles de la colección Naseiro adquiridos para el Prado, catálogo de la exposición a cargo de Javier Portús, Madrid, 2006, Museo Nacional del Prado. ISBN 84-8480-097-0
- La belleza de lo real. Floreros y Bodegones españoles en el Museo del Prado 1600-1800, catálogo de la exposición, Madrid, 1995, Museo Nacional del Prado. ISBN 84-87317-43-X
External links
- Ponce, Antonio in the "Enciclopedia online" @ the Museo del Prado
- "Pintores Vallisoletanos Olvidados: El bodegonista Antonio Ponce (1608-1677)" @ Arte en Valladolid (blog).
- More works by Ponce @ ArtNet