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Biography of alonzo cano. By Sabin. The Basics. Alonzo Cano was a sculptor, architect, and painter that was born in Granada, a place in Spain at March 19th, 1601. Cano died at September 13th, 1667. How or where he died is not known, but there are many stories about this.
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Biography of alonzo cano • By Sabin
The Basics • Alonzo Cano was a sculptor, architect, and painter that was born in Granada, a place in Spain at March 19th, 1601. • Cano died at September 13th, 1667. How or where he died is not known, but there are many stories about this. • Cano learned architecture from his father, Miguel Cano. He learned painting from Francisco Pacheco, the master of Velazquez, and sculpture from Juan Martinez Montanes. • He was in Seville from 1614 to 1638 and studied painting by Pacheco and sculpting by Montenes.
Accomplishments • Cano painted Madonna and Child in the church of Lebija. • King Philip IV made Cano a royal architect and painter. • In 1658, Cano made a facade (the front of a building). This was almost at the end of his life. It stayed there even after Cano died in 1667. • Cano not only made himself famous, but also made the people that taught him sculpting, painting, anc architecture, interesting. • Cano also became a priest and played an important role in religion.
Qualites • Cano is best known for his temper. Cano was also tortured because he murdered his wife. (This is not why Cano died.)
conclusion • Alonzo Cano was a sculptor and a painter that lived from 1601 to 1667. He drew many paintings, and also sculpted a lot. He painted Madonna and Child in the church of Lebija. Cano became a priest, and many people, including his own father, taught him. Cano is best known for his temper, and he was tortured for killing his own wife.
Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alonzo_Cano
image bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alonzo_Cano • http://www.wga.hu/art/c/cano/noli_me.jpg • http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17373/17373-h/images/image_027.jpg
slide show by...... • Sabin 7E. I was impressed by the amount of Spanish painters. Maybe Spain could have been a center of art... I don’t know. Anyway, thank you for watching. I hope it was interesting for you. Sorry I didn’t put a slide of my choice; I wasn’t able to find anything.