Arturo Michelena
(1863–1898) Venezuelan painter (1863-1898)
Arturo Michelena (Venezuela, 1863–1898) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Arturo Michelena belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Arturo Michelena was born in Valencia and died in Caracas. Arturo Michelena trained at Académie Julian. Arturo Michelena studied under Jean-Paul Laurens.
One of the best-known works is ‘Miranda in La Carraca’. The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 10 works by Arturo Michelena with free images. The dated works span the years 1889–1897. Works by Arturo Michelena are held by National Art Gallery, Miraflores Palace, La Casona, and Caracas katedral. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Antonio Herrera Toro, Otto Reiniger, Hermann Pleuer, Robert Anning Bell, and Sem.