Jenaro Pérez de Villaamil y d'Huguet (3 February 1807 – 5 June 1854) was a Spanish painter in the Romantic style who specialized in landscapes with figures and architectural scenes. He often inflated the scale of the buildings relative to the figures to make them more impressive.
Jenaro Pérez Villaamil
Portrait of Jenaro Pérez Villaamil by Louis-Joseph Ghémar, 1843
He was born in Ferrol, Galicia. In 1812, he was enrolled at the military academy in Santiago de Compostela, where he assisted his father, who was a professor there.[1] He went to Madrid in 1820 to study at the "Reales Estudios de San Isidro" (now part of the Colegio Imperial de Madrid). Three years later, he went to Cádiz to enlist in the army fighting the "Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis" sent by the Duke of Angoulême. He was wounded and briefly held as a prisoner of war.[2] Afterwards, he remained there to study at the "Escuela de Bellas Artes".
In 1830, he went to San Juan, Puerto Rico, with his brother Juan (died 1863), who was also a painter, where they decorated the Teatro Tapia and remained there for a few more years, working as scenographers.[3] Upon his return to Spain in 1833, he made the acquaintance of the Scottish painter David Roberts,[2] who had a decisive influence on his style.
Fishermen on the ShoreThe Tempest
He settled in Madrid in 1834 and became a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando the following year. In 1840, he was named honorary court painter to Queen Isabella II. During the regime of Baldomero Espartero, from 1840 to 1844, he left his wife and young child and lived in self-imposed exile in France and Belgium, using artistic affairs as an excuse for his absence.[3] After travelling through Europe, he returned in 1845 and obtained the chair of landscape painting at the Academia, where he later became the director.[1]
He returned to Galicia for an extended stay in 1849 and made extensive travels throughout Spain until 1852, when he began to suffer from liver disease.[1] He died in Madrid two years later, aged only forty-seven.
Jenaro Pérez de Villaamil, with text by Patricio de la Escosura: España artística y monumental: vistas y descripción de los sitios y monumentos más notables de España. París: Alberto Hauser (Imprint of Fain & Thunot); Vol.I 1842, Vol.II 1844, Vol.III 1850.[1]
jenaro, pérez, villaamil, jenaro, pérez, villaamil, huguet, february, 1807, june, 1854, spanish, painter, romantic, style, specialized, landscapes, with, figures, architectural, scenes, often, inflated, scale, buildings, relative, figures, make, them, more, im. Jenaro Perez de Villaamil y d Huguet 3 February 1807 5 June 1854 was a Spanish painter in the Romantic style who specialized in landscapes with figures and architectural scenes He often inflated the scale of the buildings relative to the figures to make them more impressive Jenaro Perez VillaamilPortrait of Jenaro Perez Villaamil by Louis Joseph Ghemar 1843Born3 February 1807Ferrol Galicia SpainDied5 June 1854Madrid SpainNationalitySpanishEducationSantiago de CompostelaKnown forPainterMovementOrientalist Romantic Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected paintings 3 Publications 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editHe was born in Ferrol Galicia In 1812 he was enrolled at the military academy in Santiago de Compostela where he assisted his father who was a professor there 1 He went to Madrid in 1820 to study at the Reales Estudios de San Isidro now part of the Colegio Imperial de Madrid Three years later he went to Cadiz to enlist in the army fighting the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis sent by the Duke of Angouleme He was wounded and briefly held as a prisoner of war 2 Afterwards he remained there to study at the Escuela de Bellas Artes In 1830 he went to San Juan Puerto Rico with his brother Juan died 1863 who was also a painter where they decorated the Teatro Tapia and remained there for a few more years working as scenographers 3 Upon his return to Spain in 1833 he made the acquaintance of the Scottish painter David Roberts 2 who had a decisive influence on his style nbsp Fishermen on the Shore nbsp The TempestHe settled in Madrid in 1834 and became a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando the following year In 1840 he was named honorary court painter to Queen Isabella II During the regime of Baldomero Espartero from 1840 to 1844 he left his wife and young child and lived in self imposed exile in France and Belgium using artistic affairs as an excuse for his absence 3 After travelling through Europe he returned in 1845 and obtained the chair of landscape painting at the Academia where he later became the director 1 He returned to Galicia for an extended stay in 1849 and made extensive travels throughout Spain until 1852 when he began to suffer from liver disease 1 He died in Madrid two years later aged only forty seven Selected paintings edit nbsp Village Bullfight 1838 nbsp Facade of the Cathedral before 1842 nbsp The Chapel of the Benavente Family in Medina de Rioseco 1842 nbsp Castle of Alcala de Guadaira 1843 nbsp Portico de la Gloria Santiago de Compostela Cathedral 1849 nbsp Attack on the Stagecoach 1850 Publications editJenaro Perez de Villaamil with text by Patricio de la Escosura Espana artistica y monumental vistas y descripcion de los sitios y monumentos mas notables de Espana Paris Alberto Hauser Imprint of Fain amp Thunot Vol I 1842 Vol II 1844 Vol III 1850 1 References edit a b c Briuef biography and works Arte Espana a b Brief biography the Museo del Prado website a b Biography MCN Biografias Further reading editEnrique Arias Angles El paisajista romantico Jenaro Perez Villaamil CSIC Press 1986 ISBN 84 00 06396 1 2 Fernandez Malaval Pastor Cerezo Dibujos de Jenaro Perez Villaamil Comunidad de Madrid 2001 ISBN 84 451 1994 XExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jenaro Perez Villaamil Lithographs from Espana Artistica y Monumental the Diposit Digital de Documents Autonomous University of Barcelona Perez Villaamil Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine the Museo de Bellas Artes de La Coruna website Works by Perez Villaamil in the Biblioteca Digital Hispanica of the Biblioteca Nacional de Espana Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jenaro Perez Villaamil amp oldid 1143554106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
