Leandro Izaguirre
Leandro Izaguirre (February 13, 1867 in Mexico City – February 26, 1941 in Mexico City) was a Mexican painter, illustrator and teacher. He entered the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City in 1884. He is perhaps best known for his Torture of Cuauhtémoc (1892) which he would demonstrate a year later in Philadelphia and win an award for.
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Leandro Izaguirre

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- Born
- 13 February 1867
- Birthplace
- Mexico City
- Died
- 26 February 1941
- Occupation
- Painter Illustrator
- Known for
- Painting
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Education
- Academy of San Carlos
- Languages
- Spanish
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Leandro Izaguirre (February 13, 1867 in Mexico City – February 26, 1941 in Mexico City) was a Mexican painter, illustrator and teacher. He entered the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City in 1884. He is perhaps best known for his Torture of Cuauhtémoc (1892) which he would demonstrate a year later in Philadelphia and win an award for.
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The realist painting depicts the last Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc. • Illustration — Izaguirre's Torture of Cuauhtémoc (1892) For some years Izaguirre was a professor at the Academia, and had work commissioned in Europe (1904–6). He also worked as an illustrator for the magazine Mundo ilustrado.

Museo Nacional De Arte- Torture of Cuauhtémoc by Leandro Izaguirre
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• Born — 13 February 1867 • Birthplace — Mexico City • Died — 26 February 1941 • Place of death — Mexico City • Occupation — Painter Illustrator • Known for — Painting
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1867
Leandro Izaguirre born at Mexico City.
1941
Leandro Izaguirre died at Mexico City.
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- 1.Eduardo Báez Macías (2003). Guía del archivo de la Antigua Academia de San Carlos, 1781-1910. UNAM.
- 2.Secretaría de Cultura. Leandro Izaguirre, artista que plasmó en su obra la historia de México.
- 3.Revista Moderna. Literaria y artística [en 1898], Revista Moderna. Arte y ciencia [de 1899 a 1903] - Detalle de la obra - Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México - FLM - CONACULTA.
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