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José Alcoverro
José Alcoverro y Amorós (1835 — December 9, 1908) was a Spanish sculptor, a pupil of José Piquer. He was born in Tivenys, Catalonia. Alcoverro was a virtuoso modeller who specialised in realistic portraiture, and whose penchant for realism animated both his religious compositions, often selected for their inherent drama, such as the ''Ishmael Fainting of Thirst'' (1867), which brought him to public attention) and his allegorical official commissions. He exhibited in the Madrid annual expositions from 1867 to 1907. Among his works in Madrid are: * the figures of Alonso Berruguete, Alfonso X ''the Wise'' and Isidore of Seville at the , 1892 * a monument to Agustín Argüelles, 1902 * figures of ''Economy'' and ''Bookkeeping'' on the façade of the Banco Central Hispano, 1904 * allegorical figure of ''Agriculture'', on the monument to Alfonso XII, in the Parque del Buen Retiro, 1907)The project was under the direction of the architect José Grasés y RieraMonumento a Alfon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Isidore of Seville (; 4 April 636) was a Spania, Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville, archbishop of Seville. He is widely regarded, in the words of the 19th-century historian Charles Forbes René de Montalembert, as "the last scholar of the ancient world". At a time of disintegration of classical culture, aristocratic violence, and widespread illiteracy, Isidore was involved in the conversion of the Arianism, Arian Visigothic kings to Chalcedonian Christianity, both assisting his brother Leander of Seville and continuing after Leander's death. He was influential in the inner circle of Sisebut, Visigothic king of Hispania. Like Leander, he played a prominent role in the Councils of Toledo and Seville. His fame after his death was based on his ''Etymologiae'', an etymology, etymological encyclopedia that assembled extracts of many books from classical antiquity that would otherwise have been lost. This work also helped to standardise the use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
