Gabriel de la Corte (1648 – 6 August 1694) was a Spanish painter specializing in the painting of vases, baskets, garlands and signboards, that he had learned to paint without help of any teacher. Although he was a prolific artist he had little success and lived in poverty.[1] In this context Gabriel was selling his works "on account of the necessity", at a very low price, and some of the Madrid painters of that time charged him with the job of helping them in their minor works.
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His compositions are often ornate, and he painted with a confident touch.[2]
Works
edit- Stil-Life of Flowers in a Woven Basket, private collection
- Two paintings of the Vase of Flowers
- Flowers in a Basket (1680s)
- Two paintings of Grotesques with Flowers (1690), Museo del Prado
References
edit- ^ "Life of Gabriel de la Corte". Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ Biography at the Musel del Prado online encyclopedia (in Spanish)
- This stub has been created on the basis of a public article from josedelamano art sources
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