Juan de Arellano (1614 - 1676)

Juan de Arellano

Juan de Arellano was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.

Juan de Arellano was strongly influenced by Flemish and Italian painters. He specialized in floral still lifes and was recognized as the best master of this genre in Spain. The artist in his paintings often depicted and exotic birds in flowers - the so-called concerts. Paintings by Juan de Arellano are characterized by careful composition and a huge variety of flowers, which the artist wrote out very carefully and authentically.

Floral compositions were very popular in the 17th century, and in time Juan de Arellano became so rich that he opened his own studio, where his three sons also worked and became artists.