Pablo de Céspedes
Pablo de Céspedes (1538 – July 26, 1608) was a Spanish painter, poet, and architect.
Biography
His father, Alonso Céspedes, was descended of a noble Castilian family, once settled at
He was in Rome in February 1559, engaged in conducting certain negotiations for the Archbishop Carranza de Miranda, of Toledo, who then stood charged with heresy before the Inquisition of Valladolid. On the 17th of that month he addressed a letter to the prelate, informing him how his business stood at the Vatican, in which he incautiously reflected on the conduct of the Inquisitor-General Valdez, and the Holy Office—an offence which no Inquisitor-General would forgive. This document and others were seized with the primate's papers; he was therefore denounced by the tribunal, and but for his fortunate absence, would have been imprisoned. It is probable that he did not venture back into Spain for many years, until he had covered his sins with the protecting robes of the Church.
He remained in
He returned to Spain in 1577, and was appointed as the canon of the
Gallery
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Nativity in Trinità dei Monti
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Descent of Christ into Limbo (Indianapolis Museum of Art)
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Virgin with Angels (Fine Arts Museum of Córdoba)
References
- Stirling-Maxwell, William (1848). Annals of the Artists of Spain (Volume II). London: John Ollivier, publisher. pp. 378–400.
External links
- Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. .