Don Juan, an eminent Spanish painter (1614–1681), studied under Pedro de las Cuevas and Bartolomé Roman. He was appointed painter to the court by Philip IV., and as a colourist is ranked by the Spaniards with Titian and Vandyk. His most celebrated paintings are, a Magdalen in the Desert, at Madrid; a Holy Family, at Toledo; and a Baptism of our Saviour, at Alcalá de Henares.