Tomàs Padró facts for kids
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Tomàs Padró i Pedret (born February 11, 1840, in Barcelona; died April 16, 1877, in Barcelona) was a talented Catalan artist. He was known for his paintings, drawings, and illustrations in books and magazines.
Early Life and Art Studies
Tomàs Padró came from a family of artists. His father, Ramon Padró i Pijoan, was a sculptor, and his younger brother, Ramon Padró, also became a painter.
Tomàs studied art in Barcelona at the Escola de la Llotja. One of his teachers there was Claudi Lorenzale. Later, he continued his studies in Madrid at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. There, he learned from important artists like Carlos Luis de Ribera and Federico de Madrazo. During his time in Madrid, a fellow student, Marià Fortuny, showed him the interesting drawings of Paul Gavarni, which influenced his work.
Artistic Career and Illustrations
In 1867, Tomàs Padró traveled to France with the writer Francisco José Orellana. He helped illustrate Orellana's book about the big Paris World's Fair.
A year later, in 1868, Padró created beautiful stained glass windows for the back part of the Santa Maria del Pi church in Barcelona. He also painted a portrait of the leader of the San Juan de Jerusalén convent.
In 1869, he won a competition to become a drawing professor at a school for students who were deaf and had difficulty speaking. He taught there for several years until 1875.
His busiest time as an illustrator was around 1868, during a period of big changes in Spain called the "Glorious Revolution." In 1870, he got married and later had three children. During the short time King Amadeo I ruled Spain, Padró lived in Cartagena. He worked there as an art reporter for a magazine called La Ilustración Española y Americana.
Tomàs Padró created illustrations for many important books. One of his most famous works was for La Historia de España by Modesto Lafuente. He was also well-known for his drawings in the funny, satirical magazine La Flaca. He also contributed to other magazines like El Museo Universal and La Campana de Gracia in Spain, and even international magazines such as L'Illustration and Le Monde Illustré.
See also
- In Spanish: Tomás Padró para niños
