Juan de las Roelas (c. 1570 – 1625): Bridging Mannerism and Baroque Splendor Juan de las Roelas, a Flemish painter who indelibly shaped the artistic landscape of Seville during the turbulent transition from Mannerist to Baroque painting, remains an enigmatic figure whose life story is shrouded in speculation. Despite scarce biographical documentation—a frustrating predicament compounded by early misattribution—scholarly research has d…