Fructuoso Orduna y Lafuente (1893–1973) was a Spanish artist. He was born in Roncal,

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, on January 23, 1893 and died in

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on August 28, 1973. He was renowned as a sculptor of "urban sculpture" and won several awards for his outstanding work.

Career

While he lived in Pamplona he obtained the assistance Floral of the Provincial Council moving to Madrid to perfect his skills with the sculptor,

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. Between 1917 and 1922 he strengthened his training in Rome, sponsored by a grant from the same council. In 1962 he was named Fellow of Fine Arts in

where he resided permanently. Years later he became the beloved ''Son of Roncal''.

Sculptures

*Monument to

Pedro Navarro Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto (c. 1460 – 28 August 1528) was a Navarrese military engineer and general who participated in the War of the League of Cambrai. At the Battle of Ravenna in 1512 he commanded the Spanish and Papal infantry, but wa ...

, Count of Oliveto, 1928, Garde, Navarre *Monument to General

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, 1929, Navas de Tolosa Street, Pamplona *Monument to José María Méndez Vigo, 1929, Paseo de Invierno, Tudela, Navarre (placa) *Gable of the Provincial Council, 1932, façade of the Foral Provincial Council Palace, Pamplona *Monument to

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, 1933, la Baja Navarra Avenue, Pamplona (placa) *Monument to Valentín Gayarre, 1938, next to the local cemetery, Rocal, Navarre *Monument to

Julián Gayarre Sebastián Julián Gayarre Garjón (9 January 1844 in Roncal, Navarre, Spain – 2 January 1890 in Madrid, Spain), better known as Julián Gayarre, was a Spanish opera singer who created the role of Marcello in Donizetti's '' Il Duca d'Alba'' ...

, 1950, La Taconera gardens, Pamplona *Huesca, 1950. Image of Our Lord Jesus of Nazareth, for the Huesca Brotherhood of Veterans and former prisoners of Our Lord Jesus of Nazareth. *"Navarra", 1951, façade of the Foral Provincial Council Palace, Pamplona *"Reyes de Navarra", 1952, façade of the Foral Provincial Council Palace, Pamplona *Monument to Julián Gayarre, 1953, Roncal, Navarre *Huesca, 1955. Image of the Immaculate Conception, for the Excmo. Huesca City Council. *Monument to

César Borgia Cesare Borgia (; ca-valencia, Cèsar Borja ; es, link=no, César Borja ; 13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was an Italian ex-cardinal and ''condottiero'' (mercenary leader) of Aragonese (Spanish) origin, whose fight for power was a major i ...

, 1965, Viana, Navarre *Monument to

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, 1967, Javier, Navarre *Monument to the Duke of Ahumada, 1969, Galicia Avenue, Pamplona * Monument to Alfonso XIII, s/f, University City, Madrid *Commemorative Plaque of Julián Gayarre, 1923, Casa Natal, Gayarre Museum, Roncal, Navarre *Sepulchre of Hilarión Eslava, 1929, Burlada cemetery, Burlada, Navarre

Distinctions

*Third Place Medal in the National Fine Arts Exposition (1920) *First Place Medal in the National Fine Arts Exposition with the work "Post nubila Phoebus" (1922) *Elected Fellow of the Royal Fine Arts (1963)

External links

Biography of Fructuoso Orduna
*[https://archive.today/20121128225049/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0flFDK-Mys4J:www.navarra.es/NR/rdonlyres/26767160-7BF6-40A5-A6D3-94059C07A647/20488/2812ed60.doc+Fructuoso+Orduna&cd=10&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=ar The Navarre Museum and the City of Roncal collaborate in the creation of the "Orduna Fructuoso Documentary Fund"] {{DEFAULTSORT:Orduna, Fructuoso Spanish artists 1893 births 1973 deaths