Biography of juan de zurbaran paintings

Born in Llerena, 80 miles north of Seville, Juan was the son of the painter Francisco de Zurbarán, with whom he trained. Around 1629, when Juan was about nine years old, the family moved to Seville, where his father dominated the artistic scene until the mid-17th century. In 1641 Juan married Mariana de Quadros, the wealthy daughter of a procurator in the Real Audiencia of Seville, which brought him a considerable dowry and resulted in two children (born in 1642 and 1644). Tragically, Juan’s life and career came to an abrupt end: he died in 1649 at the age of just twenty-nine, a victim of the plague epidemic that hit Seville, wiping out almost half of the city’s population.

Juan’s paintings are extremely rare. Although he is recorded as having painted religious works (like his father) these have not survived, and he is known today exclusively as a still-life painter. Fewer than twenty paintings by Juan’s hand have been identified, only three of which are sign

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Juan de Zurbarán

Juan de Zurbarán, was a Spanish Baroque painter.
Juan de Zurbarán was born in Llerena, Badajoz, the son of Francisco de Zurbarán, and joined in the workshop that his father owned in Seville, with which it is likely they collaborated on different paintings, including the Still Life with Jug and Cups. The parental influence is evident in his work, but also his style reflects Dutch, Lombard and Neapolitan influences. He primarily painted still life genre.
Some of his works include Still Life with Fruit and Goldfinch and Still Life with Basket of Apples, Quinces and Pomegranates, preserved in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, the Flowers and Fruits in Chinese Porcelain of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Plate with Apple and Orange Blossoms in a private collection, among other works autographed or attributed.
In 1641 he married Mariana de Cuadros, daughter of a rich merchant, who died soon after. Juan de Zurbarán's career was cut short by his early de