Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560–1627)

• Was a Spanish Baroque painter, a pioneer of realism in Spain.
• His still lifes—also called bodegones—were painted in an austere style.
• Sánchez Cotán established the prototype of the Spanish still life, called a bodegón, composed mainly of vegetables.
• Characteristically, he depicts a few simple fruits or vegetables, some of which hang from a fine string at different levels while others sit on a ledge or window.
• The forms stand out with an almost geometric clarity against a dark background.
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