Plácido Francés y Pascual
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Plácido Francés y Pascual (April 1834 – 12 December 1902) was a Spanish painter who specialized in portraits, historical scenes and
Biography
He was born in Alcoy, and began his artistic education in Valencia, but moved to Madrid in 1854 to complete his studies. He became a Professor of drawing at the "Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de Valencia" in 1861.[1] Antonio Cortina Farinós was one of his best-known students.
In 1862, he created decorations for the "Palacio del Marqués de Dos Aguas" in Valencia.
In 1870, he relocated to Madrid, where he became one of the founders of the
He died in Madrid, aged 68. Two of his children also became painters: Fernanda Francés y Arribas (1862-1939), who specialized in painting flowers, and Juan Francés y Mexía. His cousin was the painter Emilio Sala, who was also one of his students.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Brief biography @ the Museo del Prado website.
- ^ a b Brief biography @ the Gravina Museum of Fine Arts.
Further reading
- Maria Teresa del Campo Pérez de Camino, "El pintor Plácido Francés, fundador del Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid", in Villa de Madrid (#88, 1986), Mercedes Agulló y Cobo, ed. (1986) Digitalized[permanent dead link] @ Memoria de Madrid.
- Adrián Espí Valdés, "La escuela pictórica alcoyana (1769-1969)", in Saitabi: revista de la Facultat de Geografia i Història (#23, 1973) ISSN 0210-9980 Digitalized @ "Roderic"
External links
Media related to Plácido Francés y Pascual at Wikimedia Commons
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