Lucas de Valdés explained

Lucas de Valdés Carasquilla (March 1661  - 23 February 1724) was a Spanish painter and engraver of the Baroque period, active in Seville.

He was the son of Juan de Valdés Leal and Isabella Carasquilla. He was born at Seville, and at the age of eleven he engraved four plates which are to be found in Fiestas de Seville a la canonización de San Fernando and form emblematic allusions to the virtues of that Saint. He became mathematical master of the Marine College at Cádiz, but continued the exercise of the pencil and graver until his death there. He also painted pictures of Saints and portraits, several of which he engraved; among them were the portraits of Father Francisca Tamariz and of the philanthropist Manara, one of his prominent painting was the Spanish victory in the Battle of Lepanto. His son Juan was also an engraver.

Works

Title	Made	Location
La exaltación de la Cruz	about 1685-1690	Private collection (Vitoria))
La apoteosis de San Fernando	around 1686-1689	Iglesia del Hospital de los Venerables (Seville)
San Fernando ante la Virgen de la Antigua	around 1686-1689	Iglesia del Hospital de los Venerables (Seville)
San Fernando entregando la mezquita mayor de Sevilla al Infante Arzobispo don Felipe	around 1686-1689	Iglesia del Hospital de los Venerables (Seville)
Sansón y el león (Samson and the Lion)	around 1686-1689	Private Collection (Madrid)
Abraham y Melquisedec (Abraham and Melchisedec)	around 1686-1689	Private collection (Madrid)
Llegada de sacerdotes peregrinos al Hospital de los Venerables	about 1690	Hospital de los Venerables (Seville)
Asistencia a los sacerdotes en la enfermería del Hospital de los Venerables	around 1690	Hospital de los Venerables (Seville)
Santa Gertrudis la Magna (Saint Gertrude the Great)	around 1690-1695	Iglesia del Real Monasterio de San Clemente (Seville)
El pintor Apeles y Alejandro Magno Other paintings Título Fecha Ubicación Visión del nacimiento de dos santos gemelos around 1690 Louvre, Cabinet des Dessins, París La celebración de una misa around 1690 Louvre, Cabinet des Dessins, París Apoteosis de San Vicente Ferres Hacia 1690 Louvre, Cabinet des Dessins, París Monumento de Semana Santa de la Catedral de Sevilla 1695 Seville Cathedral, archive David danzando ante el Arca de la Alianza around 1700-1710 Museo de Bellas Artes (Córdoba) David tocando el arpa ante Saul between 1700-1710 Museo de Bellas Artes (Córdoba) Moisés y el paso del Mar Rojo between 1700-1710 Museo de Bellas Artes (Córdoba) Mujeres danzando between 1700-1710 Museo de Bellas Artes (Córdoba) Victoria de Josué contra los amalacitas between 1710-1715 Museo de Bellas Artes (Córdoba) Quince personajes bíblicos e históricos (serie) Courtauld Institute of Art, London El Arca de la Alianza Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid) Ecce Homo 1715 Spanish National Library, Madrid References Book: Bryan , Michael . 1889 . Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical . II L-Z . Walter Armstrong . Robert Edmund Graves . 604 . George Bell and Sons . London .