Herrera, Francisco, the Younger
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died Aug. 25, 1685, Madrid
Spanish painter and architect.
The son of Francisco Herrerra the Elder, a successful painter, his religious works are in the theatrical style of Roman Baroque art, which he introduced into Sevilla. In 1660 he was appointed copresident (with Bartolomé Esteban Murillo) of Sevilla's new Academy of Painting, but he soon left for Madrid and was active there as a painter of frescoes and altarpieces. In 1672 he was appointed painter to
Charles II and in 1677 master of the Royal Works. His greatest architectural achievement was the church of El Pilar at Saragossa (begun 1681).
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▪ Spanish painter
born 1622, Sevilla, Spain
died August 25, 1685, Madrid
painter and architect who figured prominently in the development of the Spanish Baroque style in Sevilla (
Seville) and Madrid.
He was the son and pupil of Francisco Herrera the Elder (
Herrera, Francisco, the Elder). After fleeing from his father (who was noted for his bad temper), Herrera the Younger is said to have continued his studies in Rome, where he became famous for paintings of still life with fish and was known as
lo spagnuolo degli pesci (“the Spaniard of the fishes”). As a painter he is known only for a few religious compositions. The
Triumph of St. Hermengild (c. 1660–70) and
The Ecstasy of St. Francis (1657), painted for Sevilla Cathedral on his return from Italy, both reflect the violent movement and theatrical effect of the Roman Baroque style, which he probably introduced into Sevilla.
In 1660 Herrera the Younger was appointed vice president under Bartolomé Murillo of the newly founded Academy of Painting in Sevilla; but he soon left for Madrid, where he was active as a painter of frescoes and altarpieces and as a designer of retables. In 1672 he was appointed painter to the king and in 1677 surveyor general. As an architect he is said to have been the first to introduce the style of Francesco Borromini into Spain; and his design for the high altar of the Church of Montserrat, Madrid, possibly influenced the architect and sculptor José Benito Churriguera.
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