Ramón Torres Méndez
Ramón Torres Méndez (29 August 1809 – 16 December 1885) was a Colombian painter and lithographer considered one of the most prolific and important costumbrismo artists of the 19th century in Colombia, best known for his genre works into everyday Colombian life documenting the costumes, occupations, and pastimes of the common people of his time.
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- Name
- Ramón Torres Méndez
- Born
- 29 August 1809
- Birthplace
- Bogotá, D.C., Viceroyalty of New Granada
- Died
- 16 December 1885
- Place of death
- Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
- Spouse
- María Coleta Medina Morales (1840-)
- Known for
- Painting
- Movement
- Costumbrismo
- Nationality
- Colombia.
- Fields
- genre and portrait.
- Movements
- Costumbrismo.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Ramón Torres Méndez (29 August 1809 – 16 December 1885) was a Colombian painter and lithographer considered one of the most prolific and important costumbrismo artists of the 19th century in Colombia, best known for his genre works into everyday Colombian life documenting the costumes, occupations, and pastimes of the common people of his time.
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• Name — Ramón Torres Méndez • Born — 29 August 1809 • Birthplace — Bogotá, D.C., Viceroyalty of New Granada • Died — 16 December 1885 • Place of death — Bogotá, D.C., Colombia • Spouse — María Coleta Medina Morales (1840-) • Known for — Painting • Movement — Costumbrismo
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- 1.Pini de Lapidus, Ivonne. Fragmentos de memoria: los artistas latinoamericanos piensan el pasado. National University of Colombia. 27. 2001. 978-958-695-050-3.
- 2.Turner, Jane. Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Art. Macmillan Reference USA. 199. 2000. 978-0-333-76466-4.
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