Vicente Juan Masip [SEP] father
, the greater part of his professional life was spent in the city of Valencia, where most of the extant examples of his work are now found. All relate to religious subjects, and are characterized by dignity of conception, accuracy of drawing, beauty of color, and minuteness of finish. He died at Bocairent (near Xàtiva) while working on an altarpiece in the church there.
Since his name Macip made him sound like a laborer ("macero"), he was called "Juan de Juanes" not
" painted for the Jesuit church, supposedly inspired by a revelation undergone by the painter's confessor, Father Martin Alberto. Macip also painted portraits.
External links.
- Vicente Juan Masip at the Web Gallery of Art