José de Cieza

Cleansing of the Temple, now in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada.

José de Cieza (1656–1692) was a Spanish painter.

He was the son and scholar of Miguel Geronimo de Cieza, was born at Granada. He acquired much facility in painting in distemper, and, going to Madrid in 1686, was employed to paint scenes in the theatre of Buenretiro, and became painter to the king in 1689. He likewise painted in oil historical subjects, landscapes, and flower-pieces. He died at Madrid.

References

• This article incorporates text from the article "CIEZA, Josef de" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.
• Ansón Navarro, Arturo (1994). Signos. Arte y Cultura en Huesca. De Forment a Lastanosa. Siglos XVI-XVII. Fichas del catálogo de la exposición, p. 302-304. Huesca, Gobierno de Aragón. ISBN 84-86978-97-1.
• Palomino, Antonio (1988). El museo pictórico y escala óptica III. El parnaso español pintoresco laureado. Madrid, Aguilar S.A. de Ediciones. ISBN 84-03-88005-7.
• Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E. (1992). Baroque Paintings in Spain, 1600-1750 Madrid, Ediciones Cátedra. ISBN 84-376-0994-1.

External links

• Some works by José de Cieza
• Biography at the Museo del Prado online encyclopedia (Spanish)