Lorenzo Casanova Ruiz (14 March 1844,

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- 23 March 1900,

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) was a Spanish

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painter (mostly of historical scenes) and art teacher.

Biography

His father was a butcher.Brief biography
@ the Diccionario de Pintores Alicantinos. He began his studies at the

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia (Spanish for ''Saint Charles Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Valencia'') has been a Spanish Art school in Valencia since 1768. History The institution is deemed to be the follow-on instit ...

. His family had few financial resources, but he was able to obtain a grant from the "Diputación Provincial de Alicante" and enrolled at the

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (RABASF; ), located on the Calle de Alcalá in the heart of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery. A public law corporation, it is integrated together with other Spanish royal acad ...

in Madrid, where he studied with

Federico de Madrazo Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (9 February 181510 June 1894) was a Spanish painter. Biography Born in Rome, he was the son of José de Madrazo y Agudo, the painter and former Director of the Prado Museum. Federico's grandfather on his mother side ...

.Brief biography
@ the

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In 1873, he received a further stipend and went to Italy, where he attended the Accademia Chigiana and sent paintings home to show at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts. After his stipend expired, he remained there for two more years, supporting himself by painting. When his father died in 1879, he returned to Alicante, and became a teacher. Eventually, he opened his own "Academia de Casanova". Many well-known painters were students there, including

Lorenzo Aguirre Lorenzo Victoriano Aguirre Sánchez (14 November 1884 – 6 October 1942) was a Spanish painter. He also worked as a caricaturist, poster artist and set designer. Biography He was born in Pamplona, but his parents moved to Alicante when he ...

, ,

Fernando Cabrera Cantó Fernando Cabrera Cantó (1866–1937) was a Spanish painter and sculptor; whose themes ranged from the cheerful and satiric to the darkly morbid. He also did landscapes. Biography He began his artistic education at the Real Academia de Bellas A ...

, Lorenzo Pericás and . He was also Director of the local School of Fine Arts. In 1894, he organized a regional art exposition and sat as the qualifying judge. He was named a Knight in the

Order of Isabella the Catholic The Order of Isabella the Catholic ( es, Orden de Isabel la Católica) is a Spanish civil order and honor granted to persons and institutions in recognition of extraordinary services to the homeland or the promotion of international relations a ...

and was a member of his alma mater, the Academia San Fernando. He was married to María Teresa Miró Moltó, whose nephew was the poet

Gabriel Miró Gabriel Miró Ferrer (; Alicante, 28 July 1879 – Madrid, 24 May 1930), known as Gabriel Miró, was a Spanish modernist writer. In 1900 he finished his studies in law at the University of Granada and the University of Valencia. He focused mainly ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Casanova, Lorenzo 1844 births 1900 deaths 19th-century Spanish painters 19th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish genre painters People from Alcoy Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando alumni

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