The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Coello, Claudio

COELLO, Claudio, a painter, born in Madrid, of Portuguese parents, in 1621, died there in 1693. He excelled both in color and design, and was made painter to Charles II., for whom he executed many works in the Escorial. His chief work is the altarpiece in the sacristy, representing the ceremony of the collocation of the host. His works are numerous in Madrid, Salamanca, and Saragossa.