Baltasar Vargas de Figueroa
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BornApril 23, 1629
DiedFebruary 19, 1667 (aged 37)
Santa Fe de Bogotá, New Kingdom of Granada
MovementBaroque
FatherGaspar de Figueroa
Baltasar Vargas de Figueroa | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 23, 1629 |
| Died | February 19, 1667 (aged 37) Santa Fe de Bogotá, New Kingdom of Granada |
| Movement | Baroque |
| Father | Gaspar de Figueroa |
| Relatives | Baltasar de Figueroa the Elder (grandfather) |
Baltasar Vargas de Figueroa (April 23, 1629–February 19, 1667) was a New Granadian painter.
Figueroa was born in Bogotá to painter Gaspar de Figueroa and Lorenza de Vargas.[1] His grandfather, Baltasar de Figueroa the Elder, was also a painter.
He learned to paint in his father's studio in Bogotá.
Mass of St. Gregory at the Santa Clara Church Museum
Virgin of the Rosary
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