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Spanish, 17th century, male.
Born c. 1603, in Cordova; died 1667, in Cordova.
Painter, sculptor. Religious subjects, portraits.
Cordova School.
Castillo y Saavedra was the nephew of Juan del Castillo, the master of Murillo and the son of Agustín. He would have been his pupil and after his death the pupil of Francisco Zurbarán in Seville. Rubens had come to Spain and, through Velázquez,
Reference Entry. 727 words.
Subjects: Art ; Biographical Studies
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