Antonio de Pereda (1611 - 1678)

Antonio de Pereda

Antonio de Pereda y Salgado was a Spanish Baroque painter and a recognized master of the vanitas genre.

He was born into a creative family: his father and mother were painters, his two younger brothers also became painters.

Antonio de Pereda's work is characterized by a meticulous painting of the smallest details, he gives particular importance to light. The subjects of religious paintings and the construction of the composition meet all the standards of spiritual art adopted in the 17th century. De Pereda also painted still lifes vanitas and allegories.