José Jiménez Donoso
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José Jiménez Donoso (c.1632,
Life and work
He learned the rudiments of art from his father, the painter Antonio Jiménez Donoso, and continued his studies in Madrid with
When he returned to Madrid, he completed his studies at the school operated by Juan Carreño de Miranda. After that, he attempted to obtain a position as court painter to King Charles II, but was unsuccessful. He remained bitter over this failure, although he later became an official painter at Toledo Cathedral. His mastery of Italian techniques also served to provide him with numerous commissions.
He was interred in the Iglesia de San Luis, which he had designed.
Most of his architectural work has, however, disappeared. Some have been preserved in photographs and drawings, such as portions of Convento de Santo Tomás and the Iglesia de San Luis obispo, which was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War. The Casa de la Panadería, which he helped decorate after a fire in 1672, is still standing, despite another fire in 1790.
His paintings are mostly frescoes in the Italian style. Prior to his time, most churches were largely painted white, with some geometric designs, Islamic style. He and
Sources
- A. Rodríguez and G. de Ceballos: Biography from the Gran Enciclopedia Rialp
- Antonio Palomino, El Parnaso español, Madrid 1724
- George Kubler, Arquitectura de los siglos XVII y XVIII, Editorial Plus-Ultra, 1957
- Fernando Chueca Goitía, Madrid y los sitios reales, Editorial Seix Barral, 1958
- Alfonso E. Pérez-Sánchez, Pintura barroca en España 1600-1750, Ediciones Cátedra, 1992 ISBN 84-376-0994-1
External links
- Biography @ the Museo del Prado
- Digitalized works @ the Biblioteca Digital Hispánica of the Biblioteca Nacional de España
- Scholarly articles in English about José Jiménez Donoso both in web and PDF @ the Spanish Old Masters Gallery
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