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Javier De Villota
Javier de Villota (Madrid, 1994) is a Spanish art, Spanish painter, sculptor and architect who comes from two generations of artists, being the great-grandson of José Diaz y Palma and grandnephew of José Gutierrez Solana who deeply influenced his career. References Bibliografía * Villota, F. J. D. (2001). Javier de Villota : retrospectiva 1970-2001 : Centro Cultural de la Villa, 25 de septiembre-4 de noviembre de 2001. [Madrid], Concejalía de Cultura, Educación, Juventud y Deporte. * Villota, J. D., Villota, A. D., Mantecón, M., & Harithas, J. (2013). Ecos en la deshumanización: [Centro de Arte Alcobendas, del 21 de mayo al 29 de junio de 2013]. Alcobendas, Madrid, Centro de Arte Alcobendas. * Spanish Institute (London). (1978). "Villota." * Villota, F. J. D. (1971). Villota : catálogo exposición; marzo, 1972. Madrid, Grin-Gho, Galería de Arte Contemporáneo. External links Página web oficial de Javier de VillotaJavier de Villota contribuye con la colecció ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Art
Spanish art has been an important contributor to Western art and Spain has produced many famous and influential artists including Velázquez, Goya and Picasso. Spanish art was particularly influenced by France and Italy during the Baroque and Neoclassical periods, but Spanish art has often had very distinctive characteristics, partly explained by the Moorish heritage in Spain (especially in Andalusia), and through the political and cultural climate in Spain during the Counter-Reformation and the subsequent eclipse of Spanish power under the Bourbon dynasty. The prehistoric art of Spain had many important periods-it was one of the main centres of European Upper Paleolithic art and the rock art of the Spanish Levant in the subsequent periods. In the Iron Age large parts of Spain were a centre for Celtic art, and Iberian sculpture has a distinct style, partly influenced by coastal Greek settlements. Spain was conquered by the Romans by 200 BC and Rome was rather smoothly repl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Diaz Y Palma
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
