Artist
Claudio Coello
Spanish, 1642–1693
Claudio Coello was a Spanish Early Baroque Italian painter. 20 works are cataloged here, principally at Museo del Prado, most of them oil paintings. Claudio Coello was born in Madrid.
Claudio Coello (2 March 1642 – 20 April 1693) was a Spanish-Portuguese Baroque painter. Coello is considered the last great Spanish painter of the 17th century. The son of Faustino Coello, a famous Portuguese sculptor, he was a court painter for Charles II.
He worked on many churches and public buildings in Madrid, with his most famous work being in the sacristy of El Escorial, which is filled with portraits of priests and courtiers.
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