Juan Manuel Blanes

Juan Manuel Blanes
Anónimo (el museo lo indica así), Public domain

(1831–1901) Uruguayan artist (1830-1901)

Juan Manuel Blanes (Uruguay, 1831–1901) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Juan Manuel Blanes belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Juan Manuel Blanes was born in Montevideo and died in Pisa.

One of the best-known works is ‘Statue of Jose Artigas, Athens’. The catalogue has 7 works by Juan Manuel Blanes with free images. The dated works span the years 1862–1901. Works by Juan Manuel Blanes are held by Museo Histórico Nacional and Wellcome Collection.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Karl Theodor Fedorovich Huhn, José María Casado del Alisal, Édouard Brandon, Euphrosine Beernaert, and John Brett.