Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa
Illustration — Portrait of Jean Cocteau (1912) Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa (1875, Rome – 1934, Madrid) was a Spanish painter working mostly in and around Madrid, although he also spent some time in Paris. He was part of a famous family of Spanish artists which included his father Raimundo de Madrazo, his uncle Ricardo de Madrazo, his grandfather, Federico de Madrazo, and his great grandfather José de Madrazo. He worked together with Jean Cocteau to write a ballet, Le Dieu bleu (The Blue God), in 1912 for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.
Also recorded as Fréderic Carlos de Madrazo y Hahn · Federico Carlos Madrazo y Hahn · Coccó Madrazo · Federico de Madrazo Ochoa
Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa
Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa (1875-1934) · Public domain
- Born
- 1875 · Rome.
- Died
- 1935 · Madrid.
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- Spain
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- painter · librettist
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- portrait
- Languages
- French
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Music for the ballet was composed by Reynaldo Hahn. He also painted Cocteau's most familiar portrait.
Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa, Federico Carlos de Madrazo y Ochoa - Portrait of Arthur Chaplin
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1875
Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa was born on 1 January 1875.
1935
Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa died on 1 January 1935.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Fréderic Carlos de Madrazo y Hahn, Federico Carlos Madrazo y Hahn, Coccó Madrazo, Federico de Madrazo Ochoa and Cocó de Madrazo. His recorded language was French. Recorded with the occupation librettist. Recorded as a citizen of Spain. Classed in the genre portrait.
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