McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Coello, Alonso Sanchez

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Coello, Alonso Sanchez


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an eminent Portuguese painter, was born in 1515, and resided chiefly in Spain. He painted a number of works for the churches of Madrid. His master-piece is in San Geronimo, representing The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, with the figures of Christ and the Virgino He died in 1590. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.