Antonio de Arfian
Antonio de Arfian, (fl. 1554–87) was a 16th-century Spanish painter.
Life[]
A native of Triana, a suburb of Seville, he studied under Luis de Vargas. He was employed on several important works, both in fresco and in oil, including the grand altar-piece of Seville cathedral, which he painted in 1554 in collaboration with .[1]
His dates of his birth and death are unrecorded; it is known that he was still alive in 1587, when, with the assistance of his son Alonzo, he painted the Legend of St. George, in the church of the Magdalene.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bryan,1886-9
Sources[]
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Arfian, Antonio de". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
Categories:
- Painters from Seville
- 16th-century Spanish people
- Spanish painter stubs