Ricardo Bellver
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Ricardo Bellver was a Spanish
sculptor
.
as a grant holder.
He became well-known because of his sculpture The Fallen Angel (El Ángel Caído
, 1877), a work inspired by a passage from John Milton
's Paradise Lost
, and which represents Lucifer falling from Heaven. The sculpture (see picture), of great dramatism and originality, obtained the First Medal at the Spanish National Fine Arts Exhibition in 1878, and the same year was cast in bronze for the third Paris World's Fair
. Later on, the Prado Museum
donated it to the City of Madrid, and in 1885 it was installed in a square with the same name in the Retiro Park
(the largest one in Madrid). For that purpose, architect Francisco Jareño (1818–1892) designed a pedestal of granite, bronze and stone. The success of this work made Bellver been accepted as academician. He was director of the Arts and Works School in Madrid.
Other works of Bellver are in Saint Francis the Great Basilica, Saint Joseph Church, Pontifitial Church of Saint Michael, and Ministry of Public Works
building in Madrid.
Spain
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sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
.
Biography
Bellver studied at the San Fernando Royal Academy of Art, and finished his sculptural education in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
as a grant holder.
He became well-known because of his sculpture The Fallen Angel (El Ángel Caído
El Ángel Caído
El Ángel Caído is the third studio album by the Power metal band Avalanch and the last one featuring Víctor García, released in 2001. And the collaboration of Leo Jiménez .- Trak listing :#"Hacia la luz"#"Tierra de nadie"...
, 1877), a work inspired by a passage from John Milton
John Milton
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell...
's Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, with a total of over ten thousand individual lines of verse...
, and which represents Lucifer falling from Heaven. The sculpture (see picture), of great dramatism and originality, obtained the First Medal at the Spanish National Fine Arts Exhibition in 1878, and the same year was cast in bronze for the third Paris World's Fair
Exposition Universelle (1878)
The third Paris World's Fair, called an Exposition Universelle in French, was held from 1 May through to 10 November 1878. It celebrated the recovery of France after the 1870 Franco-Prussian War.-Construction:...
. Later on, the Prado Museum
Museo del Prado
The Museo del Prado is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It features one of the world's finest collections of European art, from the 12th century to the early 19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and unquestionably the best single collection of...
donated it to the City of Madrid, and in 1885 it was installed in a square with the same name in the Retiro Park
Parque del Buen Retiro
The Buen Retiro Park is the largest park of the city of Madrid, Spain...
(the largest one in Madrid). For that purpose, architect Francisco Jareño (1818–1892) designed a pedestal of granite, bronze and stone. The success of this work made Bellver been accepted as academician. He was director of the Arts and Works School in Madrid.
Other works of Bellver are in Saint Francis the Great Basilica, Saint Joseph Church, Pontifitial Church of Saint Michael, and Ministry of Public Works
Minister of Public Works (Spain)
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is the government ministry in Spain responsible for preparation and implementation of government policy on land transport infrastructure, air and maritime jurisdiction of state and control, management and regulation of administrative services transport,...
building in Madrid.
Works
- Santa Inés Burial (bas-relief).
- The Fallen Angel, (El Ángel CaídoEl Ángel CaídoEl Ángel Caído is the third studio album by the Power metal band Avalanch and the last one featuring Víctor García, released in 2001. And the collaboration of Leo Jiménez .- Trak listing :#"Hacia la luz"#"Tierra de nadie"...
), in Parque del Buen RetiroParque del Buen RetiroThe Buen Retiro Park is the largest park of the city of Madrid, Spain...
, Madrid. - Saint Agatha death, bas-relief (1888).
- San Expedito carving (1916), in San Vicente Martir de Abando Church (BilbaoBilbaoBilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
). - Juan Sebastián Elcano Statue (1888) in Mayor Hall Square in Guetaria (Guipúzcoa).
- Neogotical doors of Sevilla cathedral.
- Saint Bartolomew and Saint Andrew, in Saint Francis the Great Basilica, Madrid.
- Monument to Donoso Cortés, San Isidro graveyard, Madrid.
- Cardinal Siliceo sepulchre.