Antonio José Carranza Goicochea (12 June 1817,

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- 31 March 1893, Caracas) was a

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n painter.

Biography

His father, Pedro Donoso Carranza, was a merchant

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from

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. He began by studying law at the

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, but soon developed an interest in music and drawing; especially the latter. In pursuit of that interest, he enrolled at the School of Drawing, where he studied with . When Sosa died, Carranza was chosen to take his place. Shortly after, he was appointed a

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at the Normal School. From 1844, he taught at several institutions. In 1849, he replaced

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in the drawing department at the Academy of Mathematics, when political issues forced Fernández to leave the country. He also obtained a position as Director at the School of Fine Arts. When the was created in 1860, he taught

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drawing there. During this time, he also contributed illustrations to some periodicals. In 1877, he was appointed President of the Academy of Drawing and Painting at the National Institute of Fine Arts. At the "Exposición Nacional de Venezuela" in 1883, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of

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, he was one of the panel of judges, which also included

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. In 1850, he married Felicia Rojas Espaillat: sister of the writer and historian, . They had six children; three boys and three girls. Some of his best known works were portraits, from life and posthumous; notably those of

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, ,

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and

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Sources

Biography
@ Venezuela e Historia

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carranza, Antonio 1817 births 1893 deaths 19th-century Venezuelan painters Venezuelan portrait painters Artists from Caracas