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Historical Artist - Alejo Fern�ndez (1475 - 1545)
Spanish painter, Alejo Fernandez married fellow painter Pedro Fernandez’s daughter and
took their family’s name. He worked mostly in Seville, painting in a mixture of Flemish
and Mannerist styles. One of his most revered pieces was the painting, Virgin of the Navigators,
depicting Spanish activity in America. Best known for his portrait of Christopher Columbus
painted between 1505 and 1536. Fernández arrived in Seville from Cordoba in 1508. He died
in Seville around 1545.
Contemporary Spanish Artists
Art Galleries in Spanish
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