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Roelas, Juan de
Roelas, Juan de (b ?Valladolid, c.1560; d Olivares, nr. Seville, 25 May 1625). Spanish painter. Roelas was a priest and virtually all his work was done for churches and religious houses in and around Seville, where he was the leading painter of his period. He has been called ‘the Spanish, Tintoretto’ and ‘the Spanish Veronese’, and the painterly richness of his large multi-figure compositions suggests he had studied in Italy. His work, however, has a religious fervour that is typically Spanish rather than Italian, and his blending of mysticism with naturalism was deeply influential in Seville. Most of his work remains there; his masterpiece is perhaps the huge Martyrdom of St Andrew (1609, Mus. B.-A., Seville).
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IAN CHILVERS. "Roelas, Juan de." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Roelas, Juan de." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-RoelasJuande.html IAN CHILVERS. "Roelas, Juan de." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-RoelasJuande.html |
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Roelas, Juan de
Roelas, Juan de (c.1560–1625). Spanish painter. Roelas was a priest and virtually all his work was done for churches and religious houses in and around Seville, where he was the leading painter of his period. He has been called ‘the Spanish Tintoretto’ and ‘the Spanish Veronese’, and the painterly richness of his large multi-figure compositions suggests he had studied in Italy. His work, however, has a religious fervour that is typically Spanish rather than Italian, and his blending of mysticism with naturalism was deeply influential in Seville. Most of his work remains there; his masterpiece is perhaps the huge Martyrdom of St Andrew (1609, Mus. B.-A., Seville).
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IAN CHILVERS. "Roelas, Juan de." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Roelas, Juan de." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-RoelasJuande.html IAN CHILVERS. "Roelas, Juan de." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-RoelasJuande.html |
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Juan de las Roelas
Juan de las Roelas , c.1558–1625, Spanish painter of the school of Seville. He is sometimes called the Spanish Tintoretto ; there are stylistic analogies between the two. In Seville he was first to combine realism and mysticism, an approach prevalent in 17th-century Spain. His most famous works include Martyrdom of St. Andrew,St. Anne and the Virgin,Pentecost, and Circumcision (in the museums and churches of Seville). |
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"Juan de las Roelas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Juan de las Roelas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Roelas.html "Juan de las Roelas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Roelas.html |
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