Cristóbal Ramírez
Spanish manuscript painter and calligrapher, active 1563, died 1577
About Cristóbal Ramírez
Cristóbal Ramírez was a Spanish painter and calligrapher.
Cristóbal Ramírez (died 1577) was a Spanish painter and illuminator of manuscripts for King Philip II of Spain. He was a native of Valencia, and did most of his work in his native city; he is known to have been active in 1566. He returned to el Escorial and died there, leaving his daughter and two sons under the king's protection. Among the books illuminated by this artist were the Oficio di difuntos, the Intonario, and the
Brevario Nuevo en Cantoria for the Escorial.
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Who was Cristóbal Ramírez?
Spanish manuscript painter and calligrapher, active 1563, died 1577
When did Cristóbal Ramírez die?
Cristóbal Ramírez died on 1 August 1577.
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Cristóbal Ramírez was a painter and calligrapher.
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Cristóbal Ramírez was Spanish.
Sources & further reading
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