Juan de Sevilla, Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra, Mariana de la Cueva and the Painting Series of the Church of the Hospital of Caridad y Refugio in Granada

Abstract

Between 1669 and 1672, the church of the Hospital de la Caridad y Refugio in Granada was decorated with a series of seventeen works by the two most distinguished painters of the city: Juan de Sevilla (1643-1695) and Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra (1638-1689), and by a noblewoman amateur painter, Mariana de la Cueva (1623-1688). Despite of the destruction of the space and the partial disappearance of the cycle, this article reconstructs the history of this significant pictorial enterprise, addressing the paintings’ subjects, dates, and iconographic meaning, trying to identify each painting with its author.

Keywords

• pintura granadina
• juan de sevilla
• pedro atanasio bocanegra
• mariana de la cueva
• hospital de la caridad y refugio
• mujeres pintoras