Eugenio Cajés Also known as Eugenio Cascese, Caxiesi, Cagés, Caxés
(1575-1634)

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Eugenio Cajés was a Spanish, Mannerist painter. Cajés was exposed to his painting at an early age from his father, who was also a painter and architect. Cajés father was known as Patricio Cascese or Caxés. Cajés father worked alongside the well-known painter, Jusepe Martínez.

With so many connections to painting, Cajés quickly gained recognition for his own work. By 1602, Cajés began his career as a court painter and completed one of his masterpieces, Abrazo de San Joaquín and San Ana, which is now in the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid.

By 1603, Cajés was painting for King Felipe III and completing various frescoes in the Palacio de El Pardo. By 1612, Cajés was confirmed as a painter of the court.

Cajés collaborated with other artists of the time, including Vincente Carducho in completing frescoes in the Cathedral of Toledo. The two artists worked together from 1615 to 1616, learning from each others techniques.

Though Cajés spent some time in Toledo, he worked in Madrid for most of his life, executing religious and monarchial works. Around 1618 Cajés met another well-known painter, Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.

Cajés continued to receive commissions through the 1630s, including two masterpieces for the Palacio del Buen Retiro.

Cajés pupils included Luis Fernandez and Antonio de Puga. Cajés taught and practiced a method of painting influenced by Italian Naturalism and the Renaissance painters. Cajés style of painting is also reminiscent of Correggio, who is an iconic tenebrist, or painter using dramatic lighting.

Cajés paintings are now in major collections in Madrid among numerous other international collections. Do you think you own a painting by Eugenio Cajés? Contact us. We are the experts on Eugenio Cajés.