María Estefanía Dávalos y Maldonado (January 5, 1725 in
Chimborazo
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Chimborazo's summit is the farthest point on the Earth's surface from th ...
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Quito
Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
, c. 1801) was an Ecuadorian sculptor and painter. She was a part of the
Quito School
The Quito School (''Escuela Quiteña'') is a Latin American artistic tradition that constitutes essentially the whole of the professional artistic output developed in the territory of the Royal Audience of Quito – from Pasto and Popayán in t ...
of the 18th century.
Her most famous work is ''La Virgen del Carmen'', a sculpture located in a monastery in Ecuador. Her first known work is ''La conversión de San Pablo'', which she painted around 1738.
Biography
Her parents were the general José Dávalos Sotomayor y Villagómez and Rosa Elena Maldonado Sotomayor.
She was born in the
Chimborazo Province of Ecuador. Her sister was
Magdalena Dávalos y Maldonado
Magdalena Dávalos y Maldonado (1725-1806) was an Ecuadorian scholar and literary figure. She was famous for her education, academic knowledge and literary talents in contemporary Ecuador, and was the only female member of the famous literary socie ...
and she was the niece of
Pedro Vicente Maldonado
Pedro Vicente Maldonado y Flores (November 24, 1704 in Riobamba, Royal Audience of Quito (today's Ecuador) – November 7, 1748 in London, England) was an Ecuadorian scientist who collaborated with the members of the French Geodesic Mission. As we ...
.
See also
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Isabel de Santiago
Isabel de Cisneros (1666 – ca. 1714) was a female Criollo colonial painter born in the colony of Quito (Ecuador). She was the daughter of Miguel de Santiago, one of the most famous colonial Quito School painters. Often referred to as Isabel de ...
References
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Ecuadorian artists
People from Chimborazo Province
Ecuadorian sculptors
1725 births
Year of death unknown