Andrés Amaya

Saint Joseph with the Child, oil on canvas, 154 x 97 cm, Valladolid, National Sculpture Museum. Andrés Amaya ( - 29 October 1704) was a Spanish Baroque painter in oils of religious subjects. He was active in the region of Castile and León, primarily in the city of Valladolid.

Biography

Nothing is known about Amaya's origins and background, and little about his life and career. One modern Spanish source describes his life and activity as cubierta por una enorme bruma ("covered by an enormous mist"). The best that can be said is, that the surname "Amaya" is associated with the small village of Amaya in Burgos, Castile and León. Few of his paintings are dated, which makes it difficult to establish a chronology. So had the anonymous author who wrote for the National Museum of Sculpture, Valladolid in 2001, "Fue artista bien preparada para la composición, mostrando gran habilidad en la angrupación y relación de las figuras" ("He was a masterful artist in composition, showing great skill in the grouping and relationship of people"). 1693San Francisco y Santa Teresa ("St Francis and St Teresa"), Sagrada Familia ("The Holy Family"), Iglesia Penitencial de la Vera Cruz, Valladolid Unknown dateSan José con el Niño ("St Joseph and the Christ Child"), National Museum of Sculpture, Valladolid San Millán de la Cogolla Unknown dateunknown subject, Toro, Zamora Unknown dateunknown subject, Villafranca del Bierzo

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