Antonio de Pereda

Antonio de Pereda
"The Knight's Dream" by Antonio de Pereda. On the banner: 'Aeterne pungt, cito volat et occidit. "Eternally it stings, swiftly it flies and it kills."
Born	c. March 1611 Valladolid
Died	January 30, 1678 Madrid
Nationality	Spanish
Other names	Antonio de Pereda y Salgado
Occupation	artist

Antonio de Pereda (c. 1611 – January 30, 1678) was a Spanish Baroque-era painter, best known for his still lifes.

Pereda was born in Valladolid. He was the eldest of three brothers from an artistic family. His father, mother and two brothers were all painters. He was educated in Madrid by Pedro de las Cuevas and was taken under the protective wing of the influential Giovanni Battista Crescenzi. After Crescenzi's death in 1635, Pereda was expelled from the court and began to take commissions from religious institutions. As well as still lifes and religious paintings, Pereda was known for his historical paintings such as the Relief of Genoa (1635) which was painted for the Salón de Reinos of the Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid as part of the same series as Velázquez's Surrender of Breda.

Still Life with an Ebony Chest

St Anthony of Padua with Christ Child

Allegory of Vanity