Brief Biography-Juan de las Roelas was sometimes called El Clerigo Roelas or Doctor Pablo by Antonio Palomino. He was born in Flanders and spent most of his life in Seville. His profession was physics before he took up painting, at which stage he went to Italy to study. There is a strong influence of the styles of Tintoretto and Titian in his work; however, it is uncertain that he studied under a disciple of either master. The art of Jacopo Bassano may have also influenced him. He is known as the foremost painter of Andalusia; his work influenced painters such as Juan de Valdés Leal and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. In 1598, he went to Valladolid and stayed there for five years. After a failed attempt at becoming a court painter in Madrid, he spent his last years in Olivares as a chaplain and died there in 1625. Most of his works are in the city of Seville.