40 - Luis de Morales (Badajoz, 1509 – 1586), attributed

Luis de Morales (Badajoz, 1509 – 1586), attributed Ecce Homo Oil on panel 36.2 x 26.5 cm Luis de Morales likely began his career in Seville, in the workshop of the Flemish artist Peeter de Kempeneer, known in Spain as Pedro de Campaña. Later, he developed a distinctive, complex, and recognizable style, blending Spanish, Italian, Flemish, and Portuguese stylistic elements. In fact, in addition to the strong influence of the Tuscan and Venetian masters (Titian, Raphael, Leonardo, and Sebastiano del Piombo), the artist showed an interest in Northern European art, with an exaggerated pathos attributable to his fascination with Flemish painting and German printmaking. Appreciated throughout the Iberian Peninsula, he was called by his contemporaries “The Divine Morales” or “El Divino,” due to the strong realism of his works and the heartfelt and anguished spirituality they conveyed. Luis de Morales (Badajoz 1509–1586) attributed Ecce Homo Oil on panel 36.2 × 26.5 cm