FIGUEIREDO, Cristóvano
(b. ~1495 ?, d. ~1550 ?)
Portuguese painter. He was a pupil of Jorge Afonso and worked with Garcia Fernandes and Gregório Lopes, though each of their styles was personal and independent. He was one of the most esteemed painters of his time and received many royal commissions, but it is not known if he was ever officially appointed court painter. He is known to have made drawings for other artists, and in 1537 he was commissioned to make cartoons for tapestries that were to be woven in Flanders.
