A Life in Madrid Antonio Fernández Arias arrived in the world around 1614, born in Madrid to a father from Galicia. His path into the world of painting began with a remarkable early talent. As a young boy, he studied under Pedro de las Cuevas, and by the age of eleven, he was already assisting with the painting of the main altar for the chapel of Carmen Calazo in Toledo. This early start meant that by his fourteenth year, he had secure…