Gaspar de Figueroa
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Bornc. 1594
DiedDecember 12, 1658 (aged 63–64)
Santa Fe de Bogotá, New Kingdom of Granada
MovementBaroque
ChildrenBaltasar Vargas de Figueroa
Gaspar de Figueroa | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1594 |
| Died | December 12, 1658 (aged 63–64) Santa Fe de Bogotá, New Kingdom of Granada |
| Movement | Baroque |
| Children | Baltasar Vargas de Figueroa |
| Father | Baltasar de Figueroa the Elder |
Gaspar de Figueroa Saucedo (c. 1594–1658) was a New Granadian painter.
Figueroa was born in Mariquita to painter Baltasar de Figueroa the Elder and Catalina Saucedo.[1] He learned to paint from his father, who owned a studio.
Figueroa lived the majority of his life in Santa Fe de Bogotá, where he started his own studio.[2] His son, Baltasar Vargas de Figueroa, was also a painter.[3]
His portrait of Cristóbal de Torres y Motones is housed at the University of Rosario.
- Ecce Homo
- Adoration of the Shepherds