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Saludo Al Presidente
''Saludo al presidente'', also known as ''Saludo al presidente Leguía'', is a 1921 oil on canvas painting by Peruvian artist Daniel Hernández Morillo. It is part of the collection of the of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru in Lima. Its dimensions are 161 cm high and 259 cm wide. Overview The painting represents a moment from the reception ceremony of the foreign delegations at the Government Palace for the celebrations of the Centennial of the Independence of Peru. The characters that appear in the painting are: *Centre: greeting of General Charles Marie Emmanuel Mangin, French hero of the First World War, wearing the Legion of Honour, shaking hands with Peruvian President Augusto B. Leguía in evening dress and with the presidential sash. *Monsignor Luis DuPrat, plenipotentiary minister of the Argentine Republic. *General José Ramón Pizarro, hero of the Battle of Pisagua. *Marshal Andrés Avelino Cáceres, hero of the Breña campaign, former president of Peru, and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Hernández Morillo
Daniel Hernández Morillo (1 August 1856, Salcabamba – 23 October 1932, Lima) was a Peruvian painter in the Academic style who spent most of his working life in Paris. He also served as the first Director of the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. Biography His mother was Peruvian and his father was from Spain. He was brought to Lima at the age of four and began his artistic education at fourteen, in the studios of Italian-born Leonardo Barbieri, who had worked as a portrait painter and daguerrotypist in California during the Gold Rush. Later, when Barbieri had left Lima, Hernández took over his art classes. In 1872, he painted a version of the " Death of Socrates" that won him recognition from the government of President Manuel Pardo, and a grant that enabled him to study in Europe. He left Peru in 1874. After his arrival in Paris, he met his fellow Peruvian, Ignacio Merino, who advised him to study in Rome instead. He did so, and remained there for nine years, working w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |