Ángel María Cortellini
| Ángel María Cortellini | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ángel María Cortellini Hernández 1819 Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Province of Cádiz, Spain |
| Died | 1887 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education |
Joaquín Domínguez Bécquer Seville Royal Academy of Fine Arts |
Ángel María Cortellini Hernández (1819 - 1887) was a Spanish painter.
Life
She was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Province of Cádiz in 1819, she was the daughter of an Italian from the Piedmont region who had married a woman of Cadiz. She trained in drawing at an early age before becoming a pupil of Joaquín Domínguez Bécquer. At the age of 17, she traveled to Italy, stopping in Turin, Milan, and Genoa. After two years, she returned to Seville to continue her training. Her training continued at the Seville Royal Academy of Fine Arts.[1] In 1847, she moved to Madrid, settling there permanently.
The following year, she exhibited at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and the Liceo Artístico y Literario. After receiving an appointment in 1850 as the honorary court painter, she created portraits of Queen Isabel II and her husband Francisco de Asis de Bourbon. In 1866, she received the gold medal of the National Exhibition for Retrato de señora, and a similar award in 1871 for La batalla de Wad-Ras.[2] She died in Madrid in 1887.
Gallery
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Portrait of Francisco de Paula de Borbón
Leaving the bullring
No more wine
Portrait of Basilio de Chávarri
References
- ↑ "Cortellini Hernández, Angel María". Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "PINTURA" (in Spanish). EL CENTRO HARTZENBUSCH PARA EL ESTUDIO Y DOCUMENTACIÓN DEL ROMANTICISMO ESPAÑOL. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
External links
Media related to Ángel María Cortellini at Wikimedia Commons