19th century
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Pintores españoles del siglo XIX / 19thcentury Spanish painters: Luis Jiménez Aranda
We continue with the study of the 19th century Spanish painters with Luis Jiménez Aranda: In 1867 he went to Rome to broaden his knowledge and in 1876 he settled in Pontoise, near Paris, becoming a French citizen. He participated in the exhibitions of the Paris Salon and was awarded at the Universal Exhibitions of… Continue reading
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El beso, de Francesco Hayez
Francesco Hayez, El beso, 1859, Galería de Arte de Brera, Milán. El famoso lienzo se presentó en la Exposición de Brera de 1859, que pocos meses después de la entrada de Víctor Manuel II y Napoleón III en Milán celebraba el éxito de las luchas del Risorgimento. Ingresó en la Pinacoteca en 1886, gracias al… Continue reading
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Spanish painters of the 19th century: Juan Miguel Sánchez
Spanish painters of the 19th century: Juan Miguel Sánchez: More on this Spanish painter here. Born on El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz), he is known for the paintings on the Seville’s Church of the «Jesús del Gran Poder«, for several posters for Seville’s festivities (such as Carnival, Feria de Abril or the famous Semana… Continue reading
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Spanish painters of the 19th century: José Rico Cejudo (died in 1939), Preparing the Rossary, 1922: A regular participant in the National Exhibitions, where he was present until the end of the 1920s, in the 1906 competition he again won an honourable mention with La promesa (“The Promise”), as in 1895, 1899 and 1904, and… Continue reading
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Spanish painters of the 19th century: Manuel García y Rodríguez. Su pintura se encaminó al paisaje y las escenas costumbristas que practicaría de forma casi exclusiva durante toda su carrera. Interesado en este género pictórico viajó a Madrid, donde entró en contacto con el círculo pleinairista del catedrático Carlos de Haes, aunque dedicó la mayor… Continue reading
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Spanish painters from the 19th century: José García y Ramos (more paintings on the link, ES): A member of the Sevillian School of the 19th century, he is one of the most important masters of Sevillian genre painting of the late 19th century. On this same series: José Jiménez Aranda. Ventura Álvarez Sala. José Villegas… Continue reading
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Sansón y el león, de Francesco Hayez
oldpaintings: Samson and the Lion, 1842 by Francesco Hayez (Italian, 1791–1881) Francesco Hayes. 1791-1882 Italian Francesco Hayez Hayez came from a relatively poor family from Venice. His father was of French origin while his mother, Chiara Torcella, was from Murano. The child Francesco, youngest of five sons, was brought up by his mother sister, who… Continue reading
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La ciudad donde las casas nunca duermen (EN): Los Ojos de Sibiu son las buhardillas en forma de ceja de los tejados de las casas de Sibiu, en Rumanía. Construidas en su mayoría entre los siglos XV y XIX, los ojos, que se utilizaban como sistema de ventilación para los áticos de las casas, han… Continue reading
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Spanish Painters of the 19th century: José Villegas Cordero. Ladies in a Garden. The Slipper Merchant. Siesta. ARC considers this painting by Jose Villegas Y Cordero to be one of the finest orientalist paintings we’ve ever seen and it readily rivals some of the most famous works by Jean Leon Gerome, Karl Frederick Lewis, Frederick… Continue reading
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