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Francisco Herrera the Elder

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Francisco Herrera was a Spanish painter born in Seville. He was the founder of the Seville school, and is known as El Viejo, meaning the elder, to distinguish him from his son Francisco Herrera the Younger, also a noted painter.

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Gender
Male 1
Birth Year
1576 2
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Practices

Painting, Art Forms
Source Wikipedia: Francisco Herrera the Elder
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Francisco Herrera the Elder
  • Gender reference
    He was the founder of the Seville school.
  • Practices: Painting, Lead
    was a Spanish painter, born in Seville
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2. Getty Vocabularies (ULAN, AAT, TGN): Union List of Artist Names: Herrera, Francisco, the elder
Getty Vocabularies (ULAN, AAT, TGN)ULAN full record, preferred biography line
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Herrera, Francisco, the elder (Spanish painter, engraver, ca. 1576-1656)
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Wikidata: Francisco Herrera the Elder
Wikidata Q454912, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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