Brief Biography-Viera Lusitano, real name Francisco de Matos Viera, was taken to Rome with the Marquis of Abrantes at thirteen. In Rome, he studied under Benedetto Luti and was given several charges by the Marquis during his stay there. When the Marquis departed from Rome, Viera reviewed under Francesco Trevisani. After disagreements with his bride-to-be’s family in Lisbon, he left for Seville, where he worked for King Philip V and later became Court Painter in Lisbon. Lusitano retired from painting on hearing of the death of his bride, whom Lusitano had married secretly, and entered a convent for the remainder of his life. Apart from his religious works for churches, he painted many portraits of nobility.