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Pedro José Figueroa (1770–1836) was a Colombian portrait painter.[1]
Pedro José Figueroa | |
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 Posthumous Portrait of Figueroa by his disciple Luis García Hevia, 1836. | |
| Born | Pedro José Figueroa 1770 |
| Died | March 24, 1836 Bogotá, Republic of New Granada |
| Nationality | Neogranadine |
| Known for | Painting |
Early life
editThe portrait painter Pedro José Figueroa was born in 1770 in Bogotá, Viceroyalty of New Granada, where he later died on March 24, 1836. It is believed that he is a descendant of a family of artists first made famous during the 17th century. Figueroa received his first painting lessons at the studio of Pablo Antonio García. After completing his studies Figueroa founded his own painting studio where he taught various students including painter Garcia Hevia, the historian José Manuel Goot, and his own sons.
Works
editFigueroa's first major work came in 1804 when he painted the Viceroy Amar y Borbon who was a widely popular figure at the time. In 1813 he painted the only known portrait of Jose Domingo Duquesne and later published in “Papel Periodico Ilustrado”. In 1835 Figuroa touched up the famous painting of the “Madonna of la Candelaria” originally painted by Francisco del Poza. Paintings of the Quinta de Bolívar, Bolívar portraits, the painting of “La Santisima Trinidad” are currently housed in the Cathedral of Bogota which also the portraits of Brion, Canon Duquesne, Fray Fernando del Portillo y Torres, and the archbishops and Fernando Caicedo Florez Juan Bautista Sacristan.[2] [3]
Legacy
editWhile the work of Figueroa was not numerous, they are interesting in that the painting and the painter himself lived at a crucial time when a colony was being shaped into a republic. Figueroa's portraits give us a sense of who was important and influential to the period and place.
Sources
edit- ^ "Simón Bolívar: Liberator of Colombia - Pedro José Figueroa (Ca. 1770 - 1838) - Attributed". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ ""El pincel más enérgico y más vivo": Pedro José Figueroa, sus discípulos y el oficio de la pintura en Bogotá (1790-1886)". museonacional.gov.co. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Pedro José Figueroa | : Arca :". arca.uniandes.edu.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- Ricaurte, Dr. Carmen Ortega. “PEDRO JOSE FIGUEROA” Diccionario de artistas en Colombia 1ª Edición. < http://www.colarte.com/colarte/conspintores.asp?idartista=1011>