Bartolom Est ban Murillo (January 1, 1618 - April 3, 1682) was a Spanishpainter from Seville. He excelled in the painting of light clouds, flowers, water, and drapery, and in the use of color.
He began his art studies under Juan del Castillo. In 1642 he moved to Madrid. At the age of 26 he went to Madrid, where he became a pupil of Velasquez. He returned to Seville in 1645.
He is best known for his Roman Catholic religious works.
"The Little Fruit Seller". Painted in 1670.
"Adoration of the Wise Men"
External link
Virgin and Child in Glory (1673) (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/collections/17c/murillo.asp) at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/)
BartoloméEstebanMurillo was born and died in Seville; he led an uneventful life of professional activity and success within the context of personal goodness and contentment.
Murillo's sacroprofanity, or failure to separate the sacred from the merely human, was as natural as breathing to him and as unquestionably sincere.
Murillo was born of well-to-do parents, Gaspar Esteban, a barber-surgeon, and Maria Murillo, and was baptized on Jan. 1, 1618.
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