Maria de Abarca, often referred to as Doña Maria de Abarca, was a seventeenth-century
Spanish painter active between 1630 and 1656 in
Madrid, Spain.[1][2] She was born in Madrid, but the dates of her birth and death are unknown.[3][4] Little is known of her family, but an entry in Dr. Coombe's Catalogue of Engravers' Specimens suggests that her father may have been Marius Abacus.[5] She was known for her work as an amateur portrait painter, and praised for her ability in taking likenesses.[6] Maria de Abarca was a contemporary of
Peter Paul Rubens and
Diego Velázquez, who reportedly admired her work.[4]
References
^Pilkington, Matthew (1805). A dictionary of painters: from the revival of the art to the present period. p. 1.
^Epstein, Vivian Sheldon (1987). History of women artists for children. Denver, Colo: VSE Publisher. p. 33.
^Deschamps, par Ch. Gabet; orné de vignettes gravées par M. (1831). Dictionnaire des artistes de l'école française, au XIXe siècle peinture, sculpture, architecture, gravure, dessin, lithographie et composition musicale. Paris: Chez Madame Vergne. p. 1.
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