Alonzo Cano or Alonso Cano (1601 – 1667) was a Spanish painter, architect and sculptor born in Granada. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. He learned architecture from his father, Miguel Cano, painting from Francisco Pacheco the master of Velazquez, and sculpture from Juan Martínez Montañés. Miguel Cano Pacheco was a Spanish Baroque Architect and sculptor born in Almodóvar del Campo, father and first master of Alonso Francisco Pacheco (bap November 3, 1564 - November 27, 1644) was a Spanish painter, best known as the teacher Velázquez, also Velazquez, Velásquez or Velasquez, is a surname of Spanish origin Juan Martínez Montañés ( March 16 1568 - June 18 1649) Spanish sculptor, was born at Alcalá la Real in the As a sculptor, his most famous works are the Madonna and Child in the church of Lebrija (also called Nebrija), and the colossal figures of San Pedro and San Pablo. Lebrija is a City in the province of Sevilla, Andalusia ( Spain) near the left bank of the Guadalquivir river and on the Philip IV made him royal architect and kings painter, and gave him the church preferment of a canon, 1658, in order to take up a position as chief architect of the cathedral of Granada, where his main achievement in architecture was the facade,[1] designed at the end of his life and erected to his design after his death. Philip IV (es ''Felipe IV'' pt ''Filipe III'' ( 8 April, 1605 &ndash 17 September, 1665) was King of Spain between 1621 and Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain.
He was notorious for his ungovernable temper; and it is said that once he risked his life by committing the then capital offence of dashing to pieces the statue of a saint, when in a rage with the purchaser who grudged the price he demanded. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity [2] His known passionateness also (according to another story) caused him to be suspected, and even tortured, for the murder of his wife, though all other circumstances pointed to his servant as the culprit.
After the death of his wife he took Holy Orders. In a general sense the term Holy Orders refers to those in the Christian religion who have been ordained in Apostolic Succession. [3]
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- ^ Alonso Cano – Encyclopædia Britannica article
- ^ Alonso Cano – Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ^ Alonso Cano – Catholic Encyclopedia article
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia
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