His full name was Juan de Nisa y Leal Valdés; he was of Portuguese descent. He was born in Seville, and first worked in Córdoba. By 1656 Valdés Leal had apparently settled for life in Seville, where he became the chief rival of Murillo.
Juan de Valdes Leal
1622 - 1690
Works by Juan de Valdes Leal
The Virgin Mary, crowned with 12 stars and standing on a crescent moon, is surrounded by flowers associated with her purity, a mirror and the crown denoting her position as Queen of Heaven.The painting refers to the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception (the belief that the Virgin was conceived w...