The idea of this illustrious artist struggling to make ends meet is an ancient concept, but it is certain that Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-1682) did not belong to this category. Orphaned at the age of ten, Murillo was drawing and selling paintings by the age of 14 to support his foster sister, and at 22 he set up a painting workshop to earn enough money. But as well as making money, he did not lose sight of art, and at the age of 26 he moved to Madrid to hone his skills and became a student of Velázquez. And time has proved him right. Not only did he become a successful and talented painter, but in 1660 he founded a school of painting called Academia de Pintura. (Bartolomé Murillo: Two Women at a Window)