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Juan de las Roelas Juan de las Roelas

by Elaine Moonby Elaine Moon

Juan de las RoelasJuan de las Roelas

FUll name: Juan de las RoelasFUll name: Juan de las Roelas

BOrn:1558,SevillaBOrn:1558,Sevilla

Dead: 1625, OlivaresDead: 1625, Olivares

Was also called VeroneseWas also called Veronese

17th century spanish artist17th century spanish artist

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

In Seville he was first to In Seville he was first to combine realism and combine realism and

mysticism, an approach mysticism, an approach prevalent in 17th-century prevalent in 17th-century

Spain.Spain.

he executed part of the he executed part of the paintings for the main reredos paintings for the main reredos of the Jesuit church (now the of the Jesuit church (now the university church) in Seville.university church) in Seville.

QualitiesQualities

  His paintings are naturalistic but His paintings are naturalistic but have a transcendental quality, have a transcendental quality, and his figures are endowed with and his figures are endowed with an expressive vitality .an expressive vitality .

HE used light, loose HE used light, loose brushstrokes, with heavy, warm brushstrokes, with heavy, warm tonalities that contrast with the tonalities that contrast with the cool, chromatic tones, derived cool, chromatic tones, derived from Mannerism.from Mannerism.

Time Line Time Line

Roelas is documented in 1597 Roelas is documented in 1597 in Valladolid and worked in in Valladolid and worked in

the city again when Philip III's the city again when Philip III's court was there. In 1603 he court was there. In 1603 he

moved to Olivares, near moved to Olivares, near Seville, acting as chaplain in Seville, acting as chaplain in

the collegiate church. the collegiate church.

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Spanish painter. He is one of the most Spanish painter. He is one of the most important Spanish painters of the early 17th important Spanish painters of the early 17th century; his work was extremely popular in his century; his work was extremely popular in his own time.own time.

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Juan de las Roelas , c.1558-1625, Spanish Juan de las Roelas , c.1558-1625, Spanish painter of the school of Seville. He is painter of the school of Seville. He is sometimes called the Spanish Tintoretto ; sometimes called the Spanish Tintoretto ; there are stylistic analogies between the two. there are stylistic analogies between the two. In Seville he was first to combine realism and In Seville he was first to combine realism and mysticism, an approach prevalent in 17th-mysticism, an approach prevalent in 17th-century Spain.century Spain.

Image of RoelasImage of Roelas

HI! I’MHI! I’M JUAN DE JUAN DE

LAS LAS ROELAS!ROELAS!

ConclusionConclusion

Juan de las Roelas was one of the best spanish Juan de las Roelas was one of the best spanish painters. HE was BOrn at 1558,Sevilla and died at painters. HE was BOrn at 1558,Sevilla and died at 1625, Olivares. He painted at the 17th century. He 1625, Olivares. He painted at the 17th century. He was born in a aristocratic family. his drawings were was born in a aristocratic family. his drawings were

very beautiful and also popular. He had unique very beautiful and also popular. He had unique qualities on painting. He was painter that was very qualities on painting. He was painter that was very

skilled and had many thoughts about what he skilled and had many thoughts about what he would draw. He was a respectable, decent and would draw. He was a respectable, decent and

honorable painter in spain. honorable painter in spain.

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