Artist: Jusepe Leonardo * Title: Juliers SurrenderOriginal in Mueso del Prado, SpainMedium: Lithograph print on paperImage size: 11 3/4" x 15 3/4" * Sheet size: 15 1/2" x 20 1/2" * Condition: Very good; some slight staining and minor rips to sheets edgesBiography: * Jusepe Leonardo (1601–1652) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period, active during his maturity in the court in Madrid.  He trained with Pedro de La Cueva, and became known for his battle paintings. He was painter to the king, and executed for the palace of Buen Retiro works worthy of celebrity; among them the Surrender of Juliers and the March of the Duke of Feria‘s Troop upon Acqui. There is also a portrait of Alario the Goth in the Royal collections.  Leonardo was one of the artists used to decorate the Royal Alcázar restored by the King Felipe IV. Félix Castello and Leonardo painted the vaults of the Sacristy of the Chapel. He was unable to finish the Reliquary in the same chapel and in 1648, another painter was contracted. He apparently became an alcoholic, demented, and died at Zaragosa. His enemies were accused of having poisoned him. * *Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jusepe_Leonardo * *