Luis Egidio Meléndez
(1716–1780) Spanish painter (1716-1780)
Luis Egidio Meléndez (Spain, 1716–1780) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Luis Egidio Meléndez belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Luis Egidio Meléndez was born in Naples and died in Madrid. Luis Egidio Meléndez worked in Madrid. Wikidata associates Luis Egidio Meléndez with Rococo.
One of the best-known works is ‘Still-Life’. The works belong mainly to the genre still life. The catalogue has 53 works by Luis Egidio Meléndez with free images. The dated works span the years 1746–1774. Works by Luis Egidio Meléndez are held by several collections, among them Pradomuseet, Département des peintures du Louvre, National Gallery, and Kimbell Art Museum. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Francisco Salzillo, José Luzán, Johann Valentin Tischbein, Guillaume Coustou d.y., and Étienne Maurice Falconet.