Bernardo López Piquer (20 August 1799/1800,

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– 1 August 1874,

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) was a Spanish portrait painter; noted especially for his pastels.

Biography

His father was the portrait painter,

Vicente López Portaña Vicente López Portaña, OIC (; September 19, 1772July 22, 1850) was a Spanish painter, considered one of the best portrait painters of his time. Early life Vicente López Portaña was born in Valencia on September 19, 1772. His parents wer ...

. His brother,

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, also became a painter. Later, they would work together at Orihuela Cathedral. He and his brother enrolled at the

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in 1825. Thanks to the influence of his father, he was able to find work at the Royal Palace, where he painted portraits in his father's style.Brief biography
@ the Museo del Prado. After 1844, he held the position of Director of Studies at the Real Academia. He served as President of the Painting Section from 1845 until his death. From 1843, he was a

court painter A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or princely family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Painters were the most common, but the cour ...

for Isabel II and was the "Primer Pintor" from 1858 to 1868, when he was dismissed following the Glorious Revolution.

Notable works

*''Retrato de la Reina Madre María Teresa de Braganza'' *''Retrato de Isabel II'' *''Retrato de Vicente López'' *''San Pascual Bailón adorando la Eucaristía'' *''Retrato de D. Manuel Fernández Varela, Comisario General de Cruzada'' *''Los alabarderos José Díaz y Francisco Torán''

References

External links

ArtNet: More works by López.
Spanish people of English descent Spanish people of Dutch descent Spanish people of Flemish descent 1801 births 1874 deaths People from Valencia 19th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando alumni 19th-century Spanish male artists {{Spain-painter-stub