Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz

Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815–1894) was a Spanish painter, lithographer and writer.

Also recorded as Federico de Madrazo; Don Federigo de Madrazo; Madrazo y Kuntz; Federico de Madrazo y Küntz; Federigo Madrazo; Frederico de Madrazo y Kuntz.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Federico de Madrazo Kuntz.

Born at Spain in 1815, died at Madrid in 1894.

In detail

Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz studied at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. training under Alberto Lista and Franz Xaver Winterhalter is recorded. Eduardo Soler Llopis, León Abadías y Santolaria and Ricardo Villodas y de la Torre are recorded as having studied under Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz. the recorded working language is Spanish and Italian.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. The authority associates the name with Romanticism.

Positions recorded include director de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and director of Museo del Prado. Membership is recorded of Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and Académie des beaux-arts.

Work by Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Hispanic Society of America, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Hermitage Museum and National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina.

Distinctions recorded are Legion of Honour.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1345186: Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz

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