Pedro Perete
Pedro Perete | |
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Born | c. 1610 |
Died | 8 April 1639 (aged 28–29) |
Other names | Spanish: Pedro Perret |
Occupation | Engraver |
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Pedro Perete, (c. 1610 – 8 April 1639) was a seventeenth-century Baroque engraver and painter in Madrid. He was the son, and pupil, of engraver Peter Perret. Perete Hispanicized the family name from the Dutch "Perret". Many of his works have been attributed to or confused with those by his father.[1][a]
Background
The son of Peter Perret and Isabel de Faria, it is believed he was born in Madrid in 1610, where his father was working for Philip III. In 1622, the elder Perret received from Philip IV a grant of 200 ducats "con cargo de enseñar su arte con toda perfección a un hijo suyo que ha empezado a aprenderla" ("with the charge of teaching his art with all perfection to a son of his who has begun to learn it").[2] His father's death in 1625 left the family impoverished as Perete and his sister Josefa had to ask the king for assistance.
His earliest known works date from 1628, the allegory of the portraits of Philip I, Charles V, and Philip II drawn by
In his later years he reverse-engraved the portrait of
Of his work as a painter, only two canvases are known to exist. The first is a portrayal of the parable of the
He died in Madrid on 8 April 1639, on Calle del Príncipe , and was buried in the parish of St Sebastian's Church in Madrid.[6] His successor as the king's engraver was his pupil, Pedro de Villafranca .[7]
Notes
- ^ Zarco del Valle, published Perete's death certificate, believing it to be the father's. He also assigned the son's works to the father; the confusion of identities was carried on by Barrio Moya in 1982, and even at later dates the error was found repeated.
References
Bibliography
- Barrio Moya, José Luis (1998). Aportaciones a la biografía de Juan Mateos, ballestero mayor de Felipe IV, retratado por Velázquez. Asociación Cultural. pp. 107–122.
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ignored (help) - Barrio Moya, José Luis (1982). Pedro de Villafranca y Malagón, pintor y grabador manchego del siglo XVII. Vol. 13. pp. 107–122.
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ignored (help) - Ceán Bermúdez, Juan Agustín (1800). Diccionario histórico de los más ilustres profesores de la Bellas Artes en España (in Spanish). Vol. IV. Madrid. pp. 87–93. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Gallego, Antonio (1999). Historia del grabado en España (in Spanish). Ediciones Cátedra. ISBN 84-376-0209-2.
- ISBN 978-3-8365-5014-7.
- Zarco del Valle-Conde las Navas (Espinosa Quesada), "Pedro Perret (1555-1639)" (in Spanish). Vol. I. Madrid. 1899. pp. 582–587.
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