José Alcoverro y Amorós (

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, 1835 —

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, December 9, 1908) was a Spanish sculptor, a pupil of José Piquer. Alcoverro was a virtuoso modeller who specialised in realistic portraiture, and whose penchant for realism animated both his religious compositions, often selected for their inherent drama, such as the ''Ishmael Fainting of Thirst'' (1867), which brought him to public attention) and his allegorical official commissions. He exhibited in the Madrid annual expositions from 1867 to 1907. Among his works in Madrid are: * the figures of

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, Alfonso X ''the Wise'' and

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at the

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, 1892 * a monument to

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, 1902 * figures of ''Economy'' and ''Bookkeeping'' on the façade of the Banco Central Hispano, 1904 * allegorical figure of ''Agriculture'', on the monument to

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, in the

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, 1907)The project was under the direction of the architect José Grasés y Riera
Monumento a Alfonso XII
. * the monument to Padre Francisco Piquer, Monte de Piedad

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1835 births 1908 deaths Spanish sculptors Spanish male sculptors Architectural sculptors People from Tarragona {{Spain-sculptor-stub