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Biography

Mateo Cerezo was likely born in Burgos around 1637. His father, Mateo Cerezo, was a painter, and his maternal grandfather, Pedro Delgado, had worked as a gilder. Thus, Mateo Cerezo grew up in an artistic environment that fostered his professional career (Gutiérrez and Payo, 2020). In 1652, he moved to Madrid to train under Juan Carreño de Miranda. There, he had the opportunity to learn from other masters and to study the Italian paintings arriving at court (Rogelio, 1966). Numerous works by Mateo Cerezo are housed in national and international museums and institutions. Examples include The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid); The Adoration of the Shepherds (Convent of Jesús y María, Valladolid); and Saint Thomas of Villanova Distributing Alms (Musée du Louvre, Paris).

Bibliography

• GUTIÉRREZ PASTOR, Ismael y PAYO HERNANZ, René Jesús (2020): Mateo Cerezo El Joven (1637-1666): materia y espíritu, Fundación VIII Centenario de la Catedral, Burgos.
• PEDRA ADARVES, Álvaro (2015): "Un documento inédito sobre el pintor Mateo Cerezo: precisiones artísticas", nº 251, Boletín de la Institución Fernán González.
• ROGELIO BUENDÍA, José (1966): "Mateo Cerezo, en su tercer centenario (1626-1660)", nº 71, Goya.
• URREA FERNÁNDEZ, Jesús y VALDIVIESO GONZÁLEZ, Enrique (1973): "Nuevas obras del pintor Mateo Cerezo", nº 39, Boletín del Seminario de Estudios de Arte y Arqueología: BSAA.
• URREA FERNÁNDEZ, Jesús y VALDIVIESO GONZÁLEZ, Enrique (1972): "Datos inéditos sobre Mateo Cerezo", nº 38, Boletín del Seminario de Estudios de Arte y Arqueología: BSAA.
• URREA FERNÁNDEZ, Jesús y VALDIVIESO GONZÁLEZ, Enrique (1971): "Precisiones sobre Mateo Cerezo", nº 37, Boletín del Seminario de Estudios de Arte y Arqueología: BSAA.