by José Riello, Fernando Marías · SiLEX EDICIONES, S.L. · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9791387694098
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This book offers a critical review of the figure of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, moving away from traditional historiographical clichés. Authors José Riello and Fernando Marías present the Sevillian artist not as a 'pictor doctus', but as a 'practical painter'—a professional highly competent in his craft but with more limited intellectual training than previously believed. Through an exhaustive analysis of documents, self-portraits, inscriptions, and his cultural context in 17th-century Seville, the work reveals a Murillo deeply concerned with the technical and commercial aspects of his art. It is an essential investigation for understanding the professional reality and legacy of one of the most celebrated painters of his time.
