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Teodoro de Ardemans or Ardmans (ca. 1661–1726) was a Spanish architect and painter.
Ardemans was born in Madrid to a German father.
He was a disciple of the painter
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*Aterido Fernández, Ángel, ''Teodoro Ardemans, pintor'', Anuario del Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte, (UAM), vol. VII-VIII, 1995–1996, p. 133-148. 18th-century Spanish architects 18th-century Spanish painters 18th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish Baroque painters 1726 deaths Year of birth unknown Spanish people of German descent Year of birth uncertain {{Spain-architect-stub
Teodoro de Ardemans or Ardmans (ca. 1661–1726) was a Spanish architect and painter.
Ardemans was born in Madrid to a German father.
He was a disciple of the painter Claudio Coello
Claudio Coello (2 March 1642 – 20 April 1693) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Coello is considered the last great Spanish painter of the 17th century.
The son of Faustino Coello, a famous Portuguese sculptor, he was a court painter for Char ...
, although he mainly practiced architecture; the municipality of Toledo named him master of the Cathedral of Toledo
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. In 1702, King Philip V of Spain
Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mon ...
named him to succeed José del Olmo as the master for Royal works, and in 1704 as their chamber painter. He worked on the extensive renovations of the Palace of Aranjuez
The Royal Palace of Aranjuez ( es, Palacio Real de Aranjuez) is one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family. It is located in the town of Aranjuez (Madrid), Spain. Established in the 16th century as a royal hunting lodge, the pala ...
, including completing the facade to a design of Francisco Herrera. He also helped in the decoration of the Palace of la Granja de San Ildefonso
The Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso (Spanish: ''Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso''), known as La Granja, is an early 18th-century palace in the small town of San Ildefonso, located in the hills near Segovia and north of Madri ...
, including the chapel.
Bibliography
*''Noticias de los arquitectos y arquitectura de España desde su restauración''.Eugenio Llaguno y Amirola
Eugenio is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name deriving from the Greek ' Eugene'. The name is Eugénio in Portuguese and Eugênio in Brazilian Portuguese.
The name's translated literal meaning is well born, or of noble status. Similar de ...
y Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez
Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez (17 September 1749 in Gijón3 December 1829 in Madrid) was a Spanish writer on art.
Biography
Bermúdez was born in Gijón, Asturias. He founded an art academy at Seville, and was given responsibility to order the Ar ...
, Madrid 1829digital version
*Aterido Fernández, Ángel, ''Teodoro Ardemans, pintor'', Anuario del Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte, (UAM), vol. VII-VIII, 1995–1996, p. 133-148. 18th-century Spanish architects 18th-century Spanish painters 18th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish Baroque painters 1726 deaths Year of birth unknown Spanish people of German descent Year of birth uncertain {{Spain-architect-stub