José de Madrazo y Agudo

José de Madrazo y Agudo
José de Madrazo y Agudo, Public domain

(1781–1859) Spanish painter (1781-1859)

José de Madrazo y Agudo (Spain, 1781–1859) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, José de Madrazo y Agudo belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.

José de Madrazo y Agudo was born in Santander and died in Madrid. José de Madrazo y Agudo trained at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. The teachers included Gregorio Ferro and Jacques-Louis David. Wikidata associates José de Madrazo y Agudo with Neoclassicism. The students included Léon Bonnat, José María Avrial y Flores, and Pedro Kuntz y Valentini.

The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 8 works by José de Madrazo y Agudo with free images. The dated works span the years 1803–1840. Works by José de Madrazo y Agudo are held by Museo del Prado, Pradomuseet, and Hispanic Society of America.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include José Aparicio, Damián Buenaventura Campeny y Estrany, Vicente López Portaña, Juan Antonio Ribera y Fernández, and Bartolomeo Pinelli.