Diego Polo the Younger

Spanish artist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSpanish artist
A.K.A.el menor Diego Pol Diego II Polo Diego Polo the younger Polo
A.K.A.el menor Diego Pol Diego II Polo Diego Polo the younger Polo
PlacesSpain
wasPainter
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth1619, Burgos, Spain
Death1655Madrid, Spain (aged 36 years)
The details

Biography

Diego Polo the Younger (1620–1655) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. He was the nephew of the elder Diego Polo. He was born in Burgos. He was a scholar of Antonio Lanchares.

He painted several pictures for the churches at Madrid, among them, the Baptism of Christ for the church of the Carmelites and an Annunciation for the church of Santa Maria. He also excelled in portraiture.

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