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Alonso Miguel De Tovar
Alonso Miguel de Tovar, sometimes (less correctly) called Tobar (1678–1752) was a Spanish baroque Painting, painter, appointed court painter by Philip V of Spain, Philip V in 1723. Early career Alonso Miguel de Tovar was born in Higuera de la Sierra, near Aracena. in 1678, to a secondary and empoverished branch of the illustrious Tovar family, of the Lords of Tobar, Tovar, later Marquesses of Berlanga. He trained in Seville under Juan Antonio Ossorio and Juan Antonio Fajardo, having executed numerous religious paintings, including ''Our Lady of Consolation with Saints Francis, James and a Clerical Donor'' (1720), in the Seville Cathedral, and ''St Francis Receiving the Stigmata'' (c. 1720), in the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid. He was named ''pintor de cámara'' to Philip V of Spain, King Felipe V in April 1729, taking the place of Teodoro Ardemans. In both of these the influence of Murillo is discernible: the colouring is vivid and the drawing precise, if slightly rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doña Josefa Benavides By Alonso Miguel De Tovar
Don (; ; pt, Dom, links=no ; all from Latin ', roughly 'Lord'), abbreviated as D., is an honorific prefix primarily used in Spain and Hispanic America, and with different connotations also in Italy, Portugal and its former colonies, and Croatia. ''Don'' is derived from the Latin ''dominus'': a master of a household, a title with background from the Roman Republic in classical antiquity. With the abbreviated form having emerged as such in the Middle Ages, traditionally it is reserved for Catholic clergy and nobles, in addition to certain educational authorities and persons of distinction. ''Dom'' is the variant used in Portuguese. The female equivalent is Doña (), Donna (), Doamnă (Romanian) and Dona () abbreviated D.ª, Da., or simply D. It is a common honorific reserved for women, especially mature women. In Portuguese "Dona" tends to be less restricted in use to women than "Dom" is to men. In United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, especially at Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |