Leonardo Alenza

Leonardo Alenza is recorded in the structured authorities (1807–1845). The authority record describes Leonardo Alenza as Leonardo Alenza studied at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. the recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. The authority associates the name with Romanticism. Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid. Work by Leonardo Alenza is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, Nationalmuseum, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest and Hungarian National Gallery.

Also recorded as Leonardo Alenza Y Nieto.

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Identity

What the record establishes about Leonardo Alenza.

Leonardo Alenza is recorded with the occupation painter. Fantasy on the Girls of Velázquez is catalogued and held by National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina (inventory 2285). Maja and Celestina on the Balcony is dated 1840 and held by Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (inventory 94.2). A veteran telling his adventures is dated 1840 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P004209). The Last Parting is catalogued and held by Hungarian National Gallery (inventory 214.B). National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina records 1 object associated with this heading.

The Triumph of Bacchus is dated 1844 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P007946). The Tooth Puller is dated 1844 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P007945). Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest records 2 objects associated with this heading. Satire of Romantic Suicide is dated 1850 and held by Museum of Romanticism. The Viaticum is dated 1840 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P004210). The Drunkard is dated 1835 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P004211).

Hungarian National Gallery records 1 object associated with this heading. The Coven is catalogued and held by Cerralbo Museum (inventory 01497). Museo del Prado records 5 objects associated with this heading. Leonardo Alenza is recorded with the citizenship of Spain.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Leonardo Alenza may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Leonardo Alenza is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q2696989.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 6 named public collections.

Museo del Prado: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hungarian National Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Romanticism: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cerralbo Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

9 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Alenza y Nieto, Leonardo, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Alenza y Nieto, Leonardo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. La emigración. Hans Baluscheck, hacia 1900 Retrato de un niño al estilo del siglo XVII. Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, hacia 1840, 2016. La sátira contra los excesos del Romanticismo : Histrionismo, suicidio y fatalidad en Bretón de los Herreros, Mesonero Romanos y Leonardo Alenza, 2008. Vida y obra de Leonardo Alenza y Nieto (1807-1845), 1998. Los clientes de Leonardo Alenza, 1992. Celestinas y majas en la obra de Goya, Alenza y Lucas Velázquez, 2021. La exposición de dibujos de Leonardo de Alenza en el Museo Romántico, 1978. Celestinas y majas en la obra de Goya, Alenza y Lucas Velázquez, Celestinesca, 2015.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Leonardo Alenza studied at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. the recorded working language is Spanish.

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

Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid.

Work by Leonardo Alenza is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, Nationalmuseum, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest and Hungarian National Gallery.

Chronology

  1. 1807Leonardo Alenza born.
  2. 1807Leonardo Alenza was born in 1807 at Madrid.
  3. 1835The Drunkard is dated 1835 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P004211).
  4. 1840Maja and Celestina on the Balcony is dated 1840 and held by Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (inventory 94.2).
  5. 1840A veteran telling his adventures is dated 1840 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P004209).
  6. 1840The Viaticum is dated 1840 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P004210).
  7. 1840The Viaticum (Museo del Prado).
  8. 1840A veteran telling his adventures (Museo del Prado).
  9. 1840Maja and Celestina on the Balcony (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest).
  10. 1844The Triumph of Bacchus is dated 1844 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P007946).
  11. 1844The Tooth Puller is dated 1844 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P007945).
  12. 1844The Triumph of Bacchus (Museo del Prado).
  13. 1845Leonardo Alenza died.
  14. 1845Leonardo Alenza died in 1845 at Madrid.
  15. 1850Satire of Romantic Suicide is dated 1850 and held by Museum of Romanticism.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Alenza y Nieto, Leonardo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Alenza y Nieto, Leonardo, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2696989: Leonardo Alenza

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  4. 4.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Leonardo Alenza.

    open access index · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Internet Archive, 26 digitised items catalogued under Leonardo Alenza as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming Leonardo Alenza.

    scholarly index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Leonardo Alenza.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    “Leonardo Alenza”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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