Daniel Hernández Morillo (1 August 1856, Salcabamba – 23 October 1932,

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

) was a

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vian painter in the

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style who spent most of his working life in Paris. He also served as the first Director of the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes.

Biography

His mother was Peruvian and his father was from Spain. He was brought to Lima at the age of four and began his artistic education at fourteen, in the studios of Italian-born

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, who had worked as a portrait painter and daguerrotypist in California during the

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. Later, when Barbieri had left Lima, Hernández took over his art classes. In 1872, he painted a version of the " Death of Socrates" that won him recognition from the government of President Manuel Pardo, and a grant that enabled him to study in Europe. He left Peru in 1874. After his arrival in Paris, he met his fellow Peruvian,

Ignacio Merino Ignacio Merino Muñoz (30 January 1817 in Piura – 17 March 1876 in Paris) was a Peruvian painter who spent much of his life in Paris. He specialized in historical and costumbrista works. Biography His father, Don José, was a judge, district ...

, who advised him to study in Rome instead. He did so, and remained there for nine years, working with

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, among others. In 1883, he returned to Paris and was elected President of the "Sociedad de Pintores Españoles", composed of the Spanish-speaking artists who lived there. He was also a member of the "

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" and exhibited regularly at the

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. In 1912, he travelled to

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and Rome to exhibit, returning to Paris in 1918. Not long after, his younger brother Inocencio obtained an important leadership position in the

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and, possibly through his influence, President José Pardo called upon Hernández to participate in the creation of a new art school.Brief biography
@ Bellas Artes de Peru. The "

Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes del Perú (ENSABAP) (National Superior Autonomous School of Fine Arts) is a fine arts school in Lima, Peru. It is located in Barrios Altos, a suburb of Lima District. It was founded in 1918, by P ...

" opened in 1919, with Hernández as its first Director. He retained that position until his death in 1932. A district encompassing the city of

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, near his birthplace, has been named after him.

Gallery

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Francisco Pizzaro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess of the Atabillos (; ; – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of Peru. Born in Trujillo, Spain to a poor family, Pizarro chose ...

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Eduardo López de Romaña Eduardo López de Romaña y Alvizuri (19 March 1847 – 26 May 1912) served as the 32nd President of Peru from September 1899 to September 1903. A member of the landowning elite, he was the first engineer to become President of the Republic ...

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Arcadja Auctions: More works by Hernández
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