Vicente López y Portaña
Vicente López y Portaña
Spanish, 1772 - 1850
Person TypeIndividual
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- Male
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BiographyAfter Goya, Vicente López was the most prolific and prestigious Spanish painter of the late 18th- and early 19th -centuries. He painted church murals and altarpieces for his native Valencia as well as for other cities. In addition, he served as court painter to King Ferdinand VII in Madrid, a position that resulted in his receiving numerous portrait commissions, which comprise the majority of his production.