Claudio Coello
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Claudio Coello was a Spanish-Portuguese Baroque painter. Coello is considered the last great Spanish painter of the 17th century.
Self portrait
La Sagrada Forma, by Claudio Coello, El Escorial
The Annunciation (1668)
Boy Jesus at the Door of the Temple (1660)
El Escorial
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The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also called Monasterio de El Escorial or simply El Escorial, is a historical residence of the king of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escor
Claudio Coello
…he was a court painter for Charles II. He worked on many churches and public buildings in Madrid, with his most famous work being in the sacristy of El Escorial, which is filled with portraits of priests and courtiers. Claudio Coello was of Portuguese parents (his surname comes from a Portuguese word, "coelho…
The site in 2018
El Escorial: floor plan, based on that of Solomon's Temple
Courtyard of the Kings and the Basilica.
El Escorial. View from the northwest