Luis Jiménez Aranda facts for kids
Luis Jiménez Aranda (born June 21, 1845, in Seville, Spain – died March 1, 1928, in Pontoise, France) was a talented painter. He was born in Spain but later became a French citizen. He was known for his "genre" paintings, which show everyday life, often in a "costumbrista" style, meaning they focused on local customs and traditions. His brothers, José and Manuel, were also painters.
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Luis Jiménez Aranda's Early Life and Art Training
Luis Jiménez Aranda began his art journey with lessons from his older brother, José. He then attended the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría in Seville. There, he learned from important teachers like Eduardo Cano and Antonio Cabral Bejarano.
In 1868, Luis received a special scholarship that lasted four years. This scholarship allowed him to travel to Rome, Italy. In Rome, he studied with the famous painter Marià Fortuny. He also had the chance to see many works by "Old Masters," which are very famous artists from earlier times. As part of his scholarship, he had to send one painting back home each year.
Luis stayed in Rome even after his scholarship ended, until 1874. During this time, he shared a home with his friends, José Villegas Cordero and Francisco Peralta del Campo. They also took art classes together from another well-known artist, Eduardo Rosales.
Moving to France and Becoming a French Citizen
After his time in Rome, Luis and his Italian wife, Lucia, moved to Paris, France. In Paris, he met a famous art dealer named Adolphe Goupil. This meeting was important for his career.
Two years later, Luis moved to Pontoise, a town outside Paris. He might have gone there to meet the famous painter Camille Pissarro. Luis loved Pontoise so much that he stayed there for the rest of his life. In 1877, he became a naturalized citizen of France. This meant he was officially a French citizen.
In the 1880s, Luis started painting "en plein aire." This means he painted outdoors, directly from nature. He captured the beautiful countryside around Pontoise in his artworks.
Exhibitions and Recognition
Luis Jiménez Aranda showed his paintings in many important art shows. He participated in the famous Salon in Paris, which was a very important art exhibition. He also received special recognition at the Exposition Universelle (1889), which was a big world's fair held in Paris in 1889. His art was also displayed at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
Even after moving to France, Luis continued to take part in Spain's National Exhibition of Fine Arts. In 1864, he received an honorable mention for a painting of Christopher Columbus meeting Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. Later, in 1892, he won first prize for his painting called The Doctor's Visit.
Luis also worked as a correspondent for a Spanish magazine called La Ilustración Española y Americana. He sent them pictures and stories about life in France. When the Spanish landscape painter Emilio Sánchez Perrier came to France to study the Barbizon School (a group of artists who painted landscapes outdoors), Luis shared his studio and exhibition space with him. Luis himself was influenced by the Barbizon style, and he started to prefer painting in that way in his later years.
Selected Paintings
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In the Painter's Studio
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Andalusian Tavern
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Lady at the World's Fair
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A Ward Being Visited by the
Head of the Hospital (The Doctor's Visit)
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See also
In Spanish: Luis Jiménez Aranda para niños
