Luis de Morales

Luis de Morales called El Divino (* 1509 in Badajoz, † May 9, 1586 ) was a Spanish painter.

Life

Morales is sometimes regarded as the first Spanish painter of the Renaissance with a distinct national character. Morales painted only religious subjects who expressed an intense piety, which earned him the popular nickname El Divino. King Philip II of Spain, invited him to participate in the facilities of the Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, displeased Morales "Christ ," and he dismissed him. His style was influenced by the Italian masters, especially of Leonardo da Vinci, and is essentially Mannerist. His most important work consists of twenty panels on the life of Christ, which he painted 1563-1568 for the Church of Arroyo del Puerco.