McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Avila, Herando De

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Avila, Herando De


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a Spanish painter and sculptor to Philip II, was a native of Toledo, and after the death of his-former master, Francisco Comontes, in 1565, he was appointed painter to the Cathedral of Toledo in his place. In 1568 he finished two altar - pieces for a chapel of that cathedral representing St. John: the Baptist and the Adoration of the Kings. In 1576 he designed the principal altar of the nunnery. of Santo Domingo el Antiguo at Toledo.