Professor of art history at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and prestigious specialist in 16th and 17th century art and architecture, Fernando Marías was the disciple of G. C. Argan y A. E. Pérez Sánchez and has received grants from important Spanish and international institutions, such as the J. Paul Getty Trust and the CASVA of the National Gallery of Washington. A member of prestigious international centres, such as the CISA Andrea Palladio of Vicenza, he has been the editor of Annali di Architettura since 1995, and lecturer and professor at various American universities, including Harvard (where he was Fernando Zóbel visiting professor). Notable works include Ciudades del Siglo de Oro, El largo siglo XVI. Los usos artísticos del Renacimiento español, El Greco y el arte de su tiempo, El Greco. Biografía de un pintor extravagante (Nerea), Velázquez, pintor y criado del rey…