Luis López Piquer (21 October 1802, in

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– 5 June 1865, in

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) was a Spanish painter. He was the son of

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 ...

and brother of Bernardo López Piquer; both well-known artists.

Biography

Through the influence of his father, who was "Primer Pintor" at the court of

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, at the age of 19 he was able to present a painting ("Saint Peter and the Paralytic") at the

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. In 1825, at the age of twenty-three he became a member of the Academia and was named an "Academician of Merit".Biographical notes
@ the Museo del Prado. Again, through parental influence, he received a commission from Queen Consort Maria Josepha to depict the "

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" (which was donated to the Church of San Antonio) and frescoes for two vaults at the Royal Palace depicting the "Public Virtues" and Juno in the "Mansion of Dreams". He also completed numerous religious works; notably at the church in Castromocho and, together with his brother Bernardo, at Orihuela Cathedral. Around 1830, he was able to study in Rome, thanks to a stipend from King Ferdinand. He had to return in 1833, when the stipend was rescinded after the King's death. During the succession crisis that followed, he initially supported the

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cause. As the war turned in favor of the Liberals, he married a Frenchwoman, moved to Paris, and remained there for fourteen years.Brief biography
@ MCN Biografías. He held his first solo exhibition at the Salon of 1842. Once the political situation had stabilized, he also exhibited in Madrid. The following year, he had a showing at the Academia that included a portrait of Francis of Assisi. In 1858, the Senate engaged him to paint "La Coronación de Quintana" (the poet Manuel José Quintana receiving a laurel crown), which still hangs in the Senate Palace and is one of his best-known works. He was a regular participant in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts since its beginning in 1856.

References

External links

Drawings by López
@ the Biblioteca Digital Hispánica.
ArtNet: More works by López.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez Piquer, Luis 1802 births 1865 deaths 19th-century Spanish painters 19th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish portrait painters Religious artists Artists from Valencia