Bartolome gonzalez y serrano biography examples

Spanish painter

Bartolomé González y Serrano (1564–1627) was a Spanish Baroque painter specializing in portraits that represent a continuation of Renaissance court portrait types practiced by Alonso Sánchez Coello and especially by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.

Biography

González was born in Valladolid, and studied under Patricio Caxés and Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.

He moved to Madrid, where he is documented from 1607, focusing on the execution of portraits for the Royal Court with Rodrigo de Villandrando and Andrés López Polanco.

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From 1617 he served as painter to King Philip III of Spain, occupying the place left vacant by Fabrizio Castello.

His work was almost exclusively dedicated to the production of portraits of the royal family, and were composed from various European courts, under the direction of Juan Pantoja de la Cruz. González focused on the minutely detailed embroidery, jewelry and other decorative pieces, leaving the faces, treated w Bartolomé González Y Serrano - São João Batista POSUT