Juan Conchillos Falco
Juan Conchillos Falco (1641 – 14 May 1711) was a Spanish painter in the Baroque style.
Biography
He was born in
He painted several scenes from the life of the
He is perhaps best known for his drawings; maintaining a private school at his home that emphasized the use of charcoal. he is said to have made one charcoal drawing every night, although he also worked in gouache.[1] A large number of his drawings, meticulously dated, are in the collections of the Museo del Prado and the Biblioteca Nacional de España, among others.[2] Some of his better known students include Vicente Bru, Evaristo Muñoz and his own son, Manuel Antonio.
An attack of palsy left him permanently crippled and he was forced to retire. Not long after, he became totally blind.[1] He died in Valencia in 1711.
References
- ^ ISBN 84-03-88005-7
- ^ ISBN 84-376-0994-1
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Juan Conchillos Falco". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- Works by Juan Conchillos @ the Biblioteca Nacional de España
- Works by Conchillos @ the Museo del Prado
- Scholarly articles in English about Juan Conchillos both in web and PDF @ the Spanish Old Masters Gallery
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