Maria de Abarca explained

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.

External links

• Book: Bryan, Michael. 1886. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical . II L-Z . Robert Edmund Graves . 2. George Bell and Sons. London .
• Henry Gardiner Adams.

Notes and References

1. Book: Pilkington, Matthew. A dictionary of painters: from the revival of the art to the present period. 1805. 1.
2. Book: Epstein, Vivian Sheldon. History of women artists for children. 1987. VSE Publisher. Denver, Colo. 33.
3. Book: Deschamps, par Ch. Gabet; orné de vignettes gravées par M.. Dictionnaire des artistes de l'école française, au XIXe siècle peinture, sculpture, architecture, gravure, dessin, lithographie et composition musicale. 1831. Chez Madame Vergne. Paris. 3598350007. 1.
4. Book: Pilkington, Matthew. A general dictionary of painters. 1824. T. McLean. London. 1.
5. Book: Dodd, Thomas. The Connoisseur's Repertorium; or, a universal historical record of painters, engravers, sculptors and architects, etc. Vol. 1. 1825.
6. Book: Stirling Maxwell, William. Annals of the artists of Spain. 1891. J.C. Nimmo. London. 629.