About Diego Polo the Elder
Lived 1560 – 1600. Diego Polo the Elder was a Spanish painter.
Diego Polo the Elder (1560–1600) was a Spanish painter of the Renaissance period. He was born in Burgos, but studied at Madrid, under Patricio Caxes, and practised history. There are some of his works in el Escorial, and in the palace at Madrid, in which city he died. He painted a series of imagined portraits of the Visigothic kings and a St. Jerome chastised by an Angel for taking too much pleasure in reading Cicero, and a Penitent Magdalene.
Polo's nephew, Diego Polo the Younger, was also a painter.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Diego Polo the Elder?
Spanish baroque painter
When was Diego Polo the Elder born?
Diego Polo the Elder was born in 1560 in Burgos city.
When did Diego Polo the Elder die?
Diego Polo the Elder died in 1600 in Madrid.
What was Diego Polo the Elder's occupation?
Diego Polo the Elder was a painter.
What nationality was Diego Polo the Elder?
Diego Polo the Elder was Spanish.
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