Pidal Luís Menéndez
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Luis Menéndez Pidal was a Spanish
genre painter, brother of Juan and Ramón Menéndez Pidal
.
He was born at Oviedo
, studied in the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
at Madrid
, and took part in the National Exhibition held there in 1887. In the exposition of 1890 he won a second-class medal for A buen juez mejor testigo, and another picture attracted the attention of the Queen Regent
, who bought it. In 1892 his La cuna vacía, when published in El Liberal, obtained the first-class medal without a dissenting vote. His Salus infirmorum, hung in the General Exposition of Bellas Artes at Madrid in 1899, won a first medal. His style was eminently personal, and he was considered one of Spain's best colorist
s. In 1906 he was elected a member of the Academy of San Fernando.
He died in 1932 in Madrid.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
genre painter, brother of Juan and Ramón Menéndez Pidal
Ramón Menéndez Pidal
Ramón Menéndez Pidal was a Spanish philologist and historian. He worked extensively on the history of the Spanish language and Spanish folklore and folk poetry. One of his main topics was the history and legend of The Cid....
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He was born at Oviedo
Oviedo
Oviedo is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city....
, studied in the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando , located on the Calle de Alcalá in the heart of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery....
at Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, and took part in the National Exhibition held there in 1887. In the exposition of 1890 he won a second-class medal for A buen juez mejor testigo, and another picture attracted the attention of the Queen Regent
Maria Christina of Austria
Maria Christina of Austria was Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain...
, who bought it. In 1892 his La cuna vacía, when published in El Liberal, obtained the first-class medal without a dissenting vote. His Salus infirmorum, hung in the General Exposition of Bellas Artes at Madrid in 1899, won a first medal. His style was eminently personal, and he was considered one of Spain's best colorist
Colorist
In comics, a colorist is responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art. For most of the 20th century this was done using brushes and dyes which were then used as guides to produce the printing plates...
s. In 1906 he was elected a member of the Academy of San Fernando.
He died in 1932 in Madrid.