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Enrique Simonet
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Enrique Simonet Lombardo
February 2, 1866 |
| Died | April 20, 1927 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Known for | Painting |
Enrique Simonet Lombardo (born February 2, 1866 – died April 20, 1927) was a famous Spanish painter. He is known for his large, detailed paintings that often told a story or showed important events.
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Early Life and Art School
Enrique Simonet was born in Valencia, Spain. When he was young, he first thought about studying religion. However, he soon decided that his true passion was painting.
Even though he was from Valencia and studied at the Saint Charles Royal Academy of Fine Arts there, he joined a group of artists in the city of Málaga. He also learned from a painter named Bernardo Ferrándiz Bádenes. This helped him become part of the important Malaga school of painting, which was a style of art popular in that region.
Amazing Art and Travels
In 1887, Enrique Simonet received a special grant. This allowed him to study painting at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome, Italy. While there, in 1890, he painted a very important work called Heart's Anatomy. This painting brought him fame around the world and won him many awards.
During his time in Rome, Simonet explored all over Italy. He also visited Paris several times. In 1890, he took a trip around the Mediterranean Sea. He even traveled to the Holy Land, a region in the Middle East. There, he painted another huge and famous work called Flevit super illam (painting). This painting also won him many medals, including awards in Madrid (1892), Chicago (1893), Barcelona (1896), and Paris (1900).
From 1893 to 1894, Simonet traveled to Morocco in North Africa. He worked there as a war correspondent for a magazine called La Ilustración Española y Americana. This meant he reported on events happening during a war.
Teaching and Later Years
In 1901, Enrique Simonet became a professor at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He taught students about the forms of nature and art. Later, in 1911, he became a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid. This was a very respected position. Between 1921 and 1922, he was also the director of a special art school called Private Paular, which was for landscape painters.
Legacy and Famous Works
Enrique Simonet passed away on April 20, 1927. His paintings are still displayed in important museums today, like the Museo del Prado in Madrid and the Museo de Málaga.
One of his famous paintings, The Beheading of Saint Paul, has a special place in the Malaga Cathedral. Simonet also created decorative paintings and landscapes. Some of his impressive surviving works include four large canvases called Allegories of Law in the Palace of Justice in Barcelona. He also painted Allegories of the Eight Provinces in the Palace of Justice in Madrid. These paintings show his skill in creating large, meaningful artworks.
Paintings
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Flevit super illam
(He wept over it). This large painting is 305 x 555 cm and was made in 1892. It is now in the Prado Museum. -
El Quite. This painting is 269 x 483 cm and was made in 1897. It is in the Museo de Málaga.
See also
In Spanish: Enrique Simonet para niños
