Joaquín Bilbao

• Name — Joaquín Bilbao • Birth Name — Joaquín Bilbao Martínez • Born — 27 August 1864 • Died — 30 January 1934 • Place of death — Sevilla, Spain • Education — University of Seville, Sevilla Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris • Known for — Drawing and Sculpture • Notable Works — * Monument of Ferdinand III of Castile in Seville (1924) • Altarpiece of Christ of Maracaibo of Seville Cathedral (1913) • Funeral statue of Cardinal Marcelo Spínola (1912)

• Illustration — Funeral statue of Cardinal Marcelo Spínola, Chapel of Sorrows in Seville Cathedral Joaquín Bilbao was born on August 27, 1864, in Sevilla. He was the brother of the painter Gonzalo Bilbao. Bilbao began his studies at the Colegio San Alberto Magno. He studied Baccalaureate at the Provincial Institute. During his high school education, he enrolled with his brother Gonzalo in drawing and watercolor classes under Professor Pedro Vega. In 1881, upon finishing the Baccalaureate, he enrolled in the Faculty of Law of the old Literary University of Seville. He finished his law studies in 1887. In 1890, he started working at the law firm of Manuel de Bedmar y Escudero. At the age of 29 he left the legal profession to devote himself to sculpture.

In 1900 Bilbao moved to Paris, where he attended his Académie des Beaux-Arts for four years. During that time, he also made trips to Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and England. During his stay abroad, he did not lose contact with the Academia de Bellas Artes in Seville and with the Spanish national exhibitions. In Netherlands and Belgium, he learned from the work of Constantin Meunier. He returned to Seville in 1904. In October of that year, the Academia de Bellas Artes named Bilbao as a member of Sculpture of the Provincial Commission of Historical and Artistic Monuments. In 1909 he moved to Toledo and became professor at the School of Arts and Crafts of Toledo. In this city he was also conservator of the Casa Museo del Greco. In 1902 he was appointed Ordinary Commander of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII. In 1912 he returned to his hometown, where he remained, except for sporadic trips. From 1914 to 1919 he had a disciple in his workshop Enrique Pérez Comendador, who made a bronze bust of his teacher. Bilbao died on January 30, 1934, in Seville.

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