Luis Eugenio Melendez(Naples, 1716-Madrid, 1780) was a Spanish painter. Although he received little acclaim during his lifetime and died in poverty, Melendez is recognized today as the greatest Spanish still-life painter of the 18th century. His mastery of composition and light, and his remarkable ability to convey the volume and texture of individual objects enabled him to transform the most mundane of kitchen fare into powerful images. Luis Egidio Melendez de Rivera Durazo y Santo Padre was born in Naples in 1716. His father, Francisco Melendez de Rivera Diaz (1682- after 1758), was a miniaturist painter from Oviedo who had moved to Madrid with his older brother, the portrait painter Miguel Jacinto Melendez (1679-1734) in pursuit of artistic instruction. Whereas Miguel remained in Madrid to study and became a painter in the court of Philip V, Francisco left for Italy in 1699 to seek greater artistic exposure. Francisco took a special interest in visiting the Italian academies and settled in Naples where he married Maria Josefa Durazo y Santo Padre Barrille. Luis was a year old when his father, who had been a soldier in a Spanish garrison and lived abroad for almost two decades, returned to Madrid with the family. Luis Egidio, his brother Jose Agusten, and Ana, one of his sisters, began their careers under the tutelage of their father, who was appointed the King's Painter of Miniatures in 1725. After several years, in his words: painting royal portraits in jewels and bracelets to serve as gifts for envoys and ambassadors, he entered the workshop of Louis Michel van Loo (1707-1771), a Frenchman who had been made royal painter of Philip V of Spain. | |||
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Still-Life Pintura Identificación:: 74815 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Still-Life 1770 Oil on canvas 49 x 37 cm cjr 1770 _ Oil_on_canvas _ 49_x_37_cm _ cjr |
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Still-Life Pintura Identificación:: 76277 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Still-Life Date 1770 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 49 x 37 cm cyf Date_1770 _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ Dimensions_49_x_37_cm _ cyf |
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Still Life with Fruit and Cheese Pintura Identificación:: 76487 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Still Life with Fruit and Cheese Date 18th century Medium Oil on canvas cyf Date_18th_century _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ cyf |
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Queen consort of Spain Pintura Identificación:: 79136 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Queen consort of Spain 1718-1722 Medium Oil on canvas cyf 1718-1722 _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ cyf |
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Philip V in Hunting Costume Pintura Identificación:: 79642 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Philip V in Hunting Costume February 1712(1712-02) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 103 x 83 cm (40.6 x 32.7 in) cyf February_1712(1712-02) _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ Dimensions_103_x_83_cm_(40.6_x_32.7_in) _ cyf |
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| (Naples, 1716-Madrid, 1780) was a Spanish painter. Although he received little acclaim during his lifetime and died in poverty, Melendez is recognized today as the greatest Spanish still-life painter of the 18th century. His mastery of composition and light, and his remarkable ability to convey the volume and texture of individual objects enabled him to transform the most mundane of kitchen fare into powerful images. Luis Egidio Melendez de Rivera Durazo y Santo Padre was born in Naples in 1716. His father, Francisco Melendez de Rivera Diaz (1682- after 1758), was a miniaturist painter from Oviedo who had moved to Madrid with his older brother, the portrait painter Miguel Jacinto Melendez (1679-1734) in pursuit of artistic instruction. Whereas Miguel remained in Madrid to study and became a painter in the court of Philip V, Francisco left for Italy in 1699 to seek greater artistic exposure. Francisco took a special interest in visiting the Italian academies and settled in Naples where he married Maria Josefa Durazo y Santo Padre Barrille. Luis was a year old when his father, who had been a soldier in a Spanish garrison and lived abroad for almost two decades, returned to Madrid with the family. Luis Egidio, his brother Jose Agusten, and Ana, one of his sisters, began their careers under the tutelage of their father, who was appointed the King's Painter of Miniatures in 1725. After several years, in his words: painting royal portraits in jewels and bracelets to serve as gifts for envoys and ambassadors, he entered the workshop of Louis Michel van Loo (1707-1771), a Frenchman who had been made royal painter of Philip V of Spain. | ||||||||||
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