José María de Azcárate
José María de Azcárate | |
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Born | José María de Azcárate y Ristori 18 April 1919 Vigo, Spain |
Died | 18 July 2001 Madrid, Spain | (aged 82)
Nationality | Spanish |
Known for | Art history publications and research |
José María de Azcárate y Ristori (1919–2001) was a Spanish art historian, author, researcher, curator, and professor, specializing in medieval Castilian art and Renaissance sculpture.
Biography
Born 18 April 1919 in Vigo, in the province of Pontevedra, Spain.[1] His father was a sailor and early in his son's life he moved the family to Cádiz, Spain.[2] He studied at University of Seville and at University of Madrid in the subjects of Philosophy and Literature, eventually earning a doctorate from University of Madrid.[1] He was disciple of Manuel Gómez-Moreno Martinez.[3]
Azcárate authored many art history books, including a History of Art, also known as El Azcárate, used by many students studying philosophy and letters.[4] He also authored the thirteenth volume of Ars Hispaniae; historia universal del arte hispánico (1949), a book series on the art history of Spain.[5]
Azcárate was the Chair of History of Medieval Art at
Awards and memberships
In 1974, he joined membership to the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts with the topic "El protogótico hispánico" and he was additionally a member of the royal academies of Valladolid, Seville, Toledo, A Coruña, Cadiz and Barcelona.[3]
He was awarded with the
References
- ^ a b "Azcárate y Ristori, José María". Museo Nacional del Prado (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ISSN 0214-6452.
- ^ a b c "Azcárate Ristori, José María (1919-2001)". PARES (in European Spanish). Ministry of Culture and Sports, Spanish Government. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ "Azcárate, José María de". Dictionary of Art Historians. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23.
- ^ "Doctor honoris causa: José María de Azcárate y Rístori". web.ua.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-26.