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Born March 19, 1601 • Granada • Spain • (Birthday in 7 days)
Died September 3, 1667 (aged 66) • Granada • Spain
Notable Works “St. Isidore’s Miracle of the Well” • “St. James of Alcalá” • “Virgin of the Immaculate Conception”
Movement / Style tenebrism

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Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, polychrome cedarwood sculpture by Alonso Cano, 1655–56; in the sacristy of the Granada cathedral, Spain.
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