Clemente de Torres (1662 – 1730): A Cádiz Baroque Visionary Clemente de Torres, born around 1662 in Cádiz, Spain, stands as a significant figure within the vibrant tapestry of Baroque Spanish art. His formative years were spent honing his craft under the tutelage of Juan de Valdés Leal, a celebrated Seville painter whose workshop instilled him with foundational artistic principles and techniques—a connection that would profoundly shap…