Francisco de Solís

Francisco de Solís (c.1620/1625, Madrid - 25 September 1684, Madrid), was a Spanish painter in the Baroque style. He also collected drawings and compiled biographies of other Spanish painters.

Life and work He was the son of the well known painter and scenographer, Juan de Solís, who wanted him to pursue an ecclesiastical career. He did, however, continue to practice painting in his father's workshop when he could spare the time. For many years, he operated a drawing school, but his only student who became known was the painter.

He painted at many of the convents in Madrid, which provided for connections that brought commissions from outside the area; including the Franciscans in Viana and the Dominicans in Villanueva de los Infantes. He also did paintings for the chapel of the Convento de Copacabana.

All of his preserved works are of a religious nature, but he apparently painted scenes from mythology as well; notably a series on the Labors of Hercules at the , which were commissioned to celebrate the arrival of Marie Louise d’Orléans and her court in 1679.

He died in Madrid and was interred at the .