Juan Bautista Ravanals facts for kids
Juan Bautista Ravanals (born in 1678) was a talented Spanish artist. He was known for making detailed pictures by engraving them onto metal plates. He was born in the city of Valencia, Spain. We don't know exactly when he passed away.
Who Was Juan Bautista Ravanals?
Juan Bautista Ravanals learned his art from a teacher named Evaristo Muñoz. Engraving was a very important way to create copies of pictures and illustrations for books before modern printing. Artists like Ravanals would carve designs into metal, then use ink to print many copies.
What Did He Engrave?
Ravanals created many important artworks. One of his famous pieces was a picture of King Philip V of Spain riding a horse. This is called an equestrian portrait. He also made a genealogical tree for the Royal family. A genealogical tree is like a family tree that shows who is related to whom.
He also engraved a picture of Father Gregorio Ridaura and a print of a saint named San Rodrigo. He made another portrait of King Philip V.
His Work in Books
Juan Bautista Ravanals also created illustrations for several books.
- He made some plates for the first edition of a math book by a writer named Tosca.
- He designed the frontispiece for a book called Centro de la Fe Ortodoxa. A frontispiece is a special illustration at the very front of a book. This one showed Our Lady del Pilar appearing to St. Francis and some of his followers.
- He also drew pictures for another religious book. These illustrations featured St. Thomas Aquinas and other important saints.
Juan Bautista Ravanals's work helped spread knowledge and art through books during his time.
