Brief Biography-Alonzo Cano was an architect sculptor and painter. He was born in Granada where his father taught him architecture. In Seville he did sculpture with Juan Martínez Montañés and received his painting instruction from Juan del Castillo and Francisco Pacheco. There is speculation that he may have also been in the school of Francisco Herrera the Elder, or Herrera the old. In 1637, he found work in Madrid with Count Olivarez, decorating his palace. Under the Count’s patronage he received the office of the Superintendent of the Royal Works. In 1650, he directed works on the cathedral of Toledo and executed paintings in the church of Porta Coeli in Valencia. He was also a mathematician. In 1652, he entered a religious order in Granada where he dedicated his life to painting. He was referred to as the Spanish Michelangelo. It was a reference he acquired mostly because of his sculptures and paintings in the Cathedral of Granada, in particular, his work on the façade of that cathedral. He did however have a reputation for violence, he was accused of murdering his wife, but he was reprieved after he didn’t confess under torture. Many of his finest works can be seen in Granada.