Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez
Illustration — Retrato de J. Ceán Bermúdez (Goya, 1785) Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez (17 September 1749 in Gijón3 December 1829 in Madrid) was a Spanish writer on art.
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Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez
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- Born
- 1749. · Gijón.
- Died
- 1829. · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- art historian, writer, politician, painter and art critic.
- Fields
- visual arts and art history.
- Education
- University of Alcalá.
- Known for
- D. Fernando VII, Diccionario histórico de los más ilustres profesores de las Bellas Artes en España, Sumario de las antigüedades romanas que hay en España and en especial las pertenecientes a las Bellas Artes.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Illustration — Retrato de J. Ceán Bermúdez (Goya, 1785) Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez (17 September 1749 in Gijón3 December 1829 in Madrid) was a Spanish writer on art.
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Biography
Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez studied at University of Alcalá. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is visual arts and art history. Works named in the authority record are Colección lithographica de cuadros del Rey de España el Sr. Work by Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez is recorded in the collections of Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
Bermúdez was born in Gijón, Asturias. He founded an art academy at Seville, and was given responsibility to order the Archivo General de Indias or the repository of documents relating to the Colonies. He later made secretary of the Council for Indian Affairs in Madrid, a post later lost. He put himself in the service of the statesman and author Jovellanos and wrote his master's biography; Jovellanos then helped pay for his artistic studies and placed him in a government position. He is best known as the author of the Diccionario Historico, a biographical dictionary of the principal artists of Spain. He was also a friend of Goya.
Works
Works
• Diccionario historico de los mas ilustres profesores de las Bellas Artes de Espana (Madr. 1800, 6 Vols.) • Descripcion artistica de la catedral de Sevilla (Sevilla 1804) • Carta sobre el estilo y gusto en la pintura de la escuela sevillana (Cadiz 1806) • Memorias para la vita del G. M. de Jovellanos (Madr. 1814) • Dialogo sobre el arte de la pintura (Sevilla 1819) • Noticias de los arquitectos y arquitectura de Espana (Madr. 1829, 4 Vols.) • Sumario de las antiguedades romanas, que hay en Espana (Madr. 1832, posthumous)
Internet
Internet
• Arte Espanol: Proyecto Diccionario Cean Bermudez. 2006. http: www.ceanbermudez.es • Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez on arthistoricum.net
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1749
Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez born at Gijón.
1806
Carta de D. Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez a un amigo suyo: Cuya vida se inserta, y se describen sus... (1806) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1829
Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez died at Madrid.
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