Agustín Esteve
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Agustín Esteve y Marqués (May 12, 1753 – 1830) was a Spanish
painter, mainly active in the Royal household in Madrid.
, including numerous copies of portraits by the great master. Among his masterworks is the portrait of the Marquesa de San Andrés de Parma. Condesa de Lerena, Mª Josefa Piscatori Díaz de Lavandero (ca.1800).
Esteve was born in Valencia, in the province of the same name, on the 12 May 1753, possibly the son of a Valencian sculptor also named Agustín Esteve. He grew up in Valencia and studied at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in that city. In 1772 he won a first prize in the third class in the Painting department for a drawing at Madrid's Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
. In 1778, Esteve failed to win the first prize at the Academia de San Fernando for painting.
Like Goya, Esteve became established when the neoclassicism
of Anton Raphael Mengs
was still dominant in Madrid. However, in the late 18th century, Esteve came under Goya's influence, as well.
On June 14, 1800, the King named Esteve "Painter to the Court." He was paid a salary of 6,000 reales compared to the 15,000 that most other painters received, or the 55,000 of Francisco Goya.
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painter, mainly active in the Royal household in Madrid.
Biography
Agustín Esteve was a portraitist to the Spanish Crown, who was influenced by Francisco GoyaFrancisco Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. Goya was a court painter to the Spanish Crown, and through his works was both a commentator on and chronicler of his era...
, including numerous copies of portraits by the great master. Among his masterworks is the portrait of the Marquesa de San Andrés de Parma. Condesa de Lerena, Mª Josefa Piscatori Díaz de Lavandero (ca.1800).
Esteve was born in Valencia, in the province of the same name, on the 12 May 1753, possibly the son of a Valencian sculptor also named Agustín Esteve. He grew up in Valencia and studied at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in that city. In 1772 he won a first prize in the third class in the Painting department for a drawing at Madrid's Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando , located on the Calle de Alcalá in the heart of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery....
. In 1778, Esteve failed to win the first prize at the Academia de San Fernando for painting.
Like Goya, Esteve became established when the neoclassicism
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
of Anton Raphael Mengs
Anton Raphael Mengs
Anton Raphael Mengs was a German painter, active in Rome, Madrid and Saxony, who became one of the precursors to Neoclassical painting.- Biography :Mengs was born in 1728 at Ústí nad Labem in Bohemia...
was still dominant in Madrid. However, in the late 18th century, Esteve came under Goya's influence, as well.
On June 14, 1800, the King named Esteve "Painter to the Court." He was paid a salary of 6,000 reales compared to the 15,000 that most other painters received, or the 55,000 of Francisco Goya.