Herrera, Francisco, the Elder
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died 1656, Madrid
Spanish painter.
His early works are in the
Mannerist style. Under the influence of Francisco Zurbarán, he developed the naturalistic style seen in his four scenes from the life of St. Bonaventure (1627). Around 1650 he moved to Madrid. His last documented work, a painting of St. Joseph (1648) influenced by
Anthony Van Dyck, features elongated forms and elaborate draperies. He achieved considerable fame in Sevilla, where Diego Velázquez was briefly his pupil. His work marked the transition from Mannerism to the Baroque. His son, Francisco Herrera the Younger, worked as a painter and architect.
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▪ Spanish painter
born c. 1590, Sevilla, Spain
died December 1656, Madrid
Herrera is said to have been for a short time the master of Diego Velázquez (
Velázquez, Diego), and he has been claimed as the originator of a new national style that culminated in the achievements of Velázquez. It seems, however, that Herrera was a follower, rather than a forerunner, of the new style. His earliest-known works, an engraving of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1610) and a painting of the
Pentecost (1617), are in the Mannerist tradition, far removed from the simple Caravaggesque naturalism of Velázquez's earliest works. Herrera's later compositions, such as
The Apotheosis of St. Hermenegild (
c. 1624), echo the Venetian manner of Juan de las Roelas. A marked development in the direction of naturalism first appears in three scenes from the life of St. Bonaventure commissioned in 1627 by the Franciscan convent in Sevilla; this may be attributed to the influence of Francisco de Zurbarán (
Zurbarán, Francisco de), who contributed four paintings to the series. Naturalism in Herrera's work is accompanied by a broad technique, akin to José de Ribera (
Ribera, José de)'s; but in later works, such as
St. Basil (1637), his brushwork became so coarse that it distorts the forms.
Sometime after 1638 Herrera moved to Madrid. He seems to have been unaffected by the later development of Velázquez or by other court painters. The elongated forms and elaborate draperies of
St. Joseph (1648), his last documented work, nevertheless suggest that he may have been influenced by the style of Anthony Van Dyck (
Van Dyck, Sir Anthony). Herrera appears to have acquired considerable fame in Sevilla in his own time. His influence on other artists is revealed in
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, which was the model for Bartolomé Murillo (
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban)'s painting of this subject.
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