Emilio Jacinto Mauri Ivern (9 March 1855, La Guaira - 18 February 1908,

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) was a Venezuelan painter who specialized in portraits; mostly of an historical nature.

Biography

His father was Spanish and his mother was French. After 1861, his family lived in

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, where he began his education at the local

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school. He originally planned to pursue a career in medicine and worked at the hospital there, but eventually decided to devote himself to painting instead.Brief biography
@ Wikihistoria del Arte Venezolano. When he came of legal age, he moved to Paris and enrolled at the

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, where he studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme,Brief biography
@ MCN Biografías. then transferred to the

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to study with

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. He also received private lessons in the workshop of . During this time, he received "Honorable Mention" for an exhibition at the

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. Later, he received a commission from the Ministry of Public Instruction to restore the

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s at the palace of the Marquis de Saint Paul. In 1874, upon the invitation of President Antonio Guzmán Blanco, he returned to the country of his birth to participate in ongoing cultural reforms. In 1883, he exhibited at the "Exposición Nacional de Venezuela", celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of

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, winning a bronze medal. In 1884, as the result of his work in Paris, he was commissioned to do restoration at the "Church of Our Lady Of Mercy" in Caracas. Three years later, he was named the first Director of the new "Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes de Caracas", modelled after its French counterpart. He held that position until his death. In 1893, he showed several canvases at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago. His best-known portrait is probably that of Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi, painted in 1899 on the occasion of her 100th birth anniversary. It is currently on display at the Palacio Federal Legislativo and has been used on several Venezuelan postage stamps and banknotes.Catálogo Numismático de Venezuela
/ref> Other familiar portraits include those of Generals

Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza (28 March 1750 – 14 July 1816), commonly known as Francisco de Miranda (), was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary. Although his own plans for the independence of the Spani ...

and

Joaquín Crespo Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo Torres (; 22 August 1841 – 16 April 1898) was a Venezuelan military officer and politician. A member of the Great Liberal Party of Venezuela, he served as the president of Venezuela from 1884 to 1886 and aga ...

References

External links

Biography
@ Venezuela e Historia (blog)

@ Patrimonio Cultural de Vargas (blog) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mauri, Emilio Jacinto 1855 births 1908 deaths People from La Guaira Portrait painters History painters Venezuelan people of French descent 19th-century Venezuelan painters 19th-century male artists Male painters