Lluís Rigalt
Lluís Rigalt i Farriols | |
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Born | 1814 |
Died | 1894 (aged 79–80) Barcelona |
Nationality | Spanish |
Known for | Painter |
Movement | Romanticism |
Lluís Rigalt i Farriols (1814 – 16 April 1894) was a Spanish landscape painter and graphic artist.
Biography
He was born in Barcelona, and came from a family of artists. His father was a painter and scenographer, Pau Rigalt and his uncle Joaquim was an architect. He was a quiet and sickly child and was frequently in poor health throughout his life. His first art lessons were with his father at the Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona, then he went to Madrid, where he studied with Jenaro Pérez Villaamil.[1]
Despite the instability in Catalonia during the 1830s and 40s, he remained aloof from political affairs; although they had a subtle effect on his works. He spent much of his time drawing scenes from the city, rather than painting. After the situation became more settled, the region entered a period when renovation and renewal became the bywords. In 1859, a major urban renewal plan devised by
He was a professor of perspective at the Escola and was named an Academician of Merit by the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. He was also a member of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi.[1] In 1855, he was a member of the commission that prepared the Spanish Pavilion at the Exposition Universelle.[2]
In addition to his paintings and drawings, he did decorative work for
Selected paintings
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Memories of Catalonia
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Untitled landscape
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Landscape with Woods
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Landscape with Ruins
References
- ^ a b c d Brief biography @ the Museo del Prado.
- ^ a b Brief biography @ the Gran Enciclopédia Catalana.
Further reading
- Victoria Durá Ojea, Catàleg del Museu de la Reial Acadèmia de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi. Dibuixos de Lluís Rigalt, Barcelona, 2002
- ISBN 84-80430-06-0
External links
- ArtNet: More works by Rigalt.
- Drawings by Rigalt @ Palau Antiguitats