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Alonzo Cano

Spanish painter, architect and sculptor
Years: 1601 - 1667

Alonzo Cano or Alonso Cano (19 March 1601 – 3 September 1667) is a Spanish painter, architect and sculptor born in Granada.

He learns architecture from his father, Miguel Cano; painting in the academy of Juan del Castillo, and from Francisco Pacheco the teacher of Velázquez; and sculpture from Juan Martínez Montañés.

As a sculptor, his most famous works are the Madonna and Child in the church of Lebrija (also called Nebrija), and the colossal figures of San Pedro and San Pablo.