L'opera del lunedì - "natura morta" di Juan Sánchez Cotán

Dear friends, in this installment of Monday's work, we'll discuss Juan Sánchez Cotán (Orgaz, June 25, 1560 – Granada, September 8, 1627), a highly accomplished 17th-century Spanish painter. He trained as an artist in Toledo, where he opened a workshop and attracted important clients. For twenty years, he painted religious scenes, portraits, and still lifes. But in 1603, he decided to enter the monastic life with the Carthusians at the monastery of Santa Maria de El Paular, near Madrid; in 1612, he was transferred to the Charterhouse of Granada, where he remained until his death. A prolific religious painter, Cotán remained renowned as a still life artist, especially after two of his paintings were exhibited in Madrid in 1935 during the "Floreros y Bodegones" exhibition, which aimed to revitalize Spanish still life. His bodegones are sober and austere, in stark contrast to the opulence of the Flemish school. A pioneer of the new pictorial genre in Spain, his paintings would become a cornerstone in the artistic career of the great Luis Meléndez. Enjoy! Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel bit.ly/dialoguesarte and turn on notifications by clicking the bell to the right of the "Subscribe" button to stay up to date on our new art and culture videos!