Bartolome' Murillo Artwork valuations, appraisals and auction estimates

Murillo Bartolomè (Seville, 1618 - Cadiz, 1682) Bartolomè Murillo trained in the workshop of Juan Castillo for several years, where he became acquainted with Flemish painting. Between 1641 and 1644 Murillo dedicated himself to the study of Rubens, Van Dyck, Titian and Correggio, bringing some traces of their pictorial styles into his own. Read the full biography

Murillo Bartolomè (Seville, 1618 - Cadiz, 1682) Bartolomè Murillo trained in the workshop of Juan Castillo for several years, where he became acquainted with Flemish painting. Between 1641 and 1644 Murillo dedicated himself to the study of Rubens, Van Dyck, Titian and Correggio, bringing some traces of their pictorial styles into his own. The artist mainly depicted genre scenes in his paintings, with subjects such as "The Beggar Boy", "Egg and Melon Eaters", "The Little Fruit Seller". In 1660 he became one of the founders of the Academy of Fine Arts of Seville, of which he was elected First President. From 1665 to 1682 the artist created some of his most important works: “Santa Maria la Blanca” (1665), “the Charity Hospital” (1670-1674), of the “Capuchins” (1676), of the “Venerable Priests ” (1678), of the “Agostinians” (1680) and of the “Capuchins of Cadiz”.