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Ángel Lizcano Monedero y Esteban (24 November 1846 – 31 July 1929) was a Spanish painter and illustrator. He specialized in

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and historical scenes.

Biography

Monedero was born in

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(Castile-La Mancha). When he was seven, his family moved to Madrid to open a bookstore. At the age of fourteen, he began his art studies at the

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, where he graduated with honors. He continued his education by copying the

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at the

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. where he sold a painting to King Amedeo I. All together, he received four medals at various expositions from 1876 to 1887. For many years, he continued to work as an itinerant artist. He also gained a reputation as an illustrator and engraver, providing images for a wide variety of magazines, books and posters; over 800 in all. ''

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'' was one of his most favored periodicals. Among his best known book illustrations were those for the ''

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'' by

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, and theatrical pieces by

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, Tomás Luceño, and . He also illustrated classics, including the sainetes of

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. Some of his works were adapted for postcards by the French photographer, Jean Laurent. At the age of fifty, due to the death of his wife, he began to suffer from mental disorders, although he continued to paint and was named a Professor of drawing at the

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. Later, the quality of his work began to suffer as he created rapidly produced bullfight scenes and other popular images to maintain his income. When his mental state had made it almost impossible for him to paint, the Círculo voted to provide him with an annual pension. In 1929, he had to be admitted to the asylum at the Hospital de Santa Isabel,

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, where he died. Major retrospectives of his work were held in his hometown in 1967 and 1996.

Selected paintings

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More paintings by Lizcano Monedero
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Biography

Selected paintings

References

Further reading

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