Blas de Prado, or Del Prado, was a Spanish painter, who was born in the vicinity of Toledo, about 1540, and was a scholar of Alonso Berruguete. There are some of his works in the chapel of St. Blas at Toledo, but they are much slighted by period and the dampness of the situation. At Madrid there are with some pictures by this artist, particularly an altar-piece in the church of San Pedro, representing the ‘Descent from the Cross,’ which is evidently the accomplishment of a great master. In the to come part of his enthusiasm Prado was invited to visit the court of the Emperor of Morocco, to paint a portrait of his daughter, and returned to Spain amply rewarded for his labour. Whilst at Fez he painted the portraits of the Princesses of the Harem. He died at Madrid approximately 1600.
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