His father was the painter, Mateo Cerezo Muñoz (, sometimes referred to as "Mateo Cerezo the elder"), and Isabel Delgado, the daughter of a well-known goldsmith. After receiving his initial training from his father, Cerezo went to Madrid where he studied with
Juan Carreño de Miranda, becoming one his most promising students. He was also employed in Carreño's workshops. His style was influenced by
Antonio de Pereda, Carreño and
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. He also appears to have been familiar with
Titian,
Veronese and
Correggio, whose works he could have seen in the Royal collections. He was active in
Burgos,
Valladolid and
Valencia, as well as Madrid. His works ranged from altarpieces to small devotional paintings. His final work was a "
Last Supper" for the
refectory of the
Order of Augustinian Recollects, which is known only from a print by
José del Castillo, made in 1778. It was looted during the
Peninsular War, and passed through several hands before disappearing during the
Spanish Civil War. He was married in 1664; he died two years later as the result of an unspecified serious illness. Despite his early death, he left a relatively large body of works, many of which may be seen at the
Museo del Prado. ==Selected works==