Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante (1633 in Cordoba–1669 in Madrid) was a Spanish
BaroqueGolden Age painter.
He was born in Córdoba, studied under
Francisco Ricci in Madrid, and developed a career in the Spanish Court despite his early death. He was an admirer of Venetian paintings by
Tintoretto and
Veronese. His last paintings are in the
rococo style. He is known for his religious paintings, e.g.
Roman Catholic Marian art depicting the
Immaculate Conception.
References
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E. (1992). Baroque Paintings in Spain 1600-1750, Madrid : Ediciones Cátedra.
ISBN84-376-0994-1.
Palomino, Antonio (1988). El museo pictórico y escala óptica III. El parnaso español pintoresco laureado, p. 333. Madrid : Aguilar S.A. de Ediciones.
ISBN84-03-88005-7.
Requena Bravo de Laguna, José Luis, Nuevas aportaciones a la Juno de
Alonso Cano: su procedencia y reinterpretación en la obra de Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante, in Espacio, Tiempo y Forma, Series VII, vol. 18–19, 2005–2006, p. 77-83