1614–1637
Collaborations in Seville and friendship with Velázquez
During his years in Seville he collaborates with Felipe and Gaspar de Ribas, Luis Ortiz de Vargas, Juan del Castillo, Pablo Legot, Martín de Andújar Cantos, Francisco Varela and other artists. He is a friend of Diego Velázquez.
1629
Named a master sculptor and architect in contracts
From 1629 notarial contracts begin to name Cano as a master sculptor and architect.
31 July 1631
Marries María Magdalena de Uceda
In the church of Santa Marina he marries thirteen-year-old María Magdalena de Uceda Pinto de León, daughter of the painter Juan Bautista de Uceda.
1637
Called to Madrid by the Count-Duke of Olivares
He begins preparing for a journey to Madrid, where he is called to work for the Count-Duke of Olivares, a close associate of King Philip IV. The summons may have come at Velázquez’s suggestion.
winter 1638
Settles in Madrid
He settles in Madrid; closeness to the court lets him see the royal collections, rich in 16th-century Venetian painting and in Velázquez’s recent works. This helps explain the evolution of his style from the tenebrism borrowed from Caravaggio to a more colourful manner and elegant figures recalling the paintings of Van Dyck.
1640
Restores paintings after the Buen Retiro fire
In Madrid he is in charge of restoring paintings after the fire at the royal palace of Buen Retiro.