Spanish school of the XIX century. Circle of ANTONIO MARIA ESQUIVEL Y SUÁREZ DE URBINA (Seville, 1806 - Madrid, 1857). "Portrait of a lady. Oil on

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  Spanish school of the XIX century. Circle of ANTONIO MARIA ESQUIVEL Y SUÁREZ DE URBINA (Seville, 1806 - Madrid, 1857). "Portrait of a lady. Oil on canvas. Relined. Presents repainting and restorations. With frame of the twentieth century. Measurements: 90 x 72 cm; 99 x 81 cm (frame). Esquivel was the most representative and fruitful painter of the Sevillian romanticism, and one of the most outstanding of his time in Spain. Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Seville, he was appointed chamber painter in 1843 and academic of the Royal Academy of San Fernando in 1847, collaborated with the publications "El siglo XIX" and "El Panorama" and was part of the Artistic and Literary Lyceum. He taught at the San Fernando Academy in Madrid. Although he dealt with very diverse subjects, portraiture is essential in his career. In addition to the artistic merit, his portraits illustrate the society of his time with historical rigor, without neglecting the affective values. He received many commissions for portraits in different formats, and also made several self-portraits, one of which is preserved in the Prado Museum. He also made group portraits, which speak of his fascination with the Dutch Baroque and his corporate portraits. As for religious themes, he was a follower of Murillo, in relation to his own condition as a Sevillian. His history paintings had a very personal, literary and theatrical character, the result of the romantic environment in which he lived. Among his official recognitions are the plaque of the Siege of Cadiz and the Cross of Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. In 2006, in commemoration of his second centenary, the Academy of Fine Arts of Seville, in collaboration with the El Monte Foundation, held a retrospective exhibition dedicated to his work. He is represented in numerous private collections and institutions such as the Prado Museum, the Huesca City Hall, the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid, the Fine Arts Museum in Seville, the Romantic and Naval Museums in Madrid, the National Library and the Santa Cruz Museum in Toledo, among many others.
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