Lorenzo Coullaut Valera
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Lorenzo Coullaut Valera (1876—1932) was a Spanish
sculptor. Born in Marchena
, he grew up in Nantes
where his family had moved. He studied at the Livet Lyceum and returned to Spain in 1893. At Seville
, he studied at the studio
s of Susillo and Agustí Querol Subirats
.
With the support of his uncle, Juan Valera, whose bust
he sculpted, Coullaut Valera participated in the National Exposition of Belles Artes in 1897, and received Honorable Mention
. Much of the work of Coullaut Valera can be seen in public squares in cities across Spain, as well as in Latin America
. He died in Madrid
.
Federico Coullaut-Valera, his son, was also a sculptor who has designed public monuments.
Spain
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sculptor. Born in Marchena
Marchena (city)
Marchena is a city in the province of Seville, southern Spain, with almost 20,000 inhabitants. Its Moorish name was Marshēnah .-External links:* *...
, he grew up in Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
where his family had moved. He studied at the Livet Lyceum and returned to Spain in 1893. At Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, he studied at the studio
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
s of Susillo and Agustí Querol Subirats
Agustí Querol Subirats
Agustí Querol i Subirats was a prominent Spanish sculptor, born in Tortosa, Catalonia. - Life :...
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With the support of his uncle, Juan Valera, whose bust
Bust (sculpture)
A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, depicting a person's head and neck, as well as a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. These forms recreate the likeness of an individual...
he sculpted, Coullaut Valera participated in the National Exposition of Belles Artes in 1897, and received Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
The Honorable Mention was an important Military awards and decorations of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for those who distinguished themselves by acts of high bravery, but weren't eligible yet for the highest accolade of the Military William Order...
. Much of the work of Coullaut Valera can be seen in public squares in cities across Spain, as well as in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. He died in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
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Federico Coullaut-Valera, his son, was also a sculptor who has designed public monuments.
Selected works
- 1913 - Monumento los Saineteros. MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. - 1914 - Monument of Campoamor. Madrid.
- 1916 - Monument of Pardo BazánEmilia Pardo BazánEmilia Pardo Bazán was a Spanish author and scholar from Galicia.-Life:...
. La Coruña. - 1917 - Monument of Menéndez Pelayo. Madrid.
- 1918 - Monument of the Immaculate ConceptionImmaculate ConceptionThe Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...
in the Plaza del Triunfo SevilleSevilleSeville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
. - 1926 - Monument of Hosius of CórdobaHosius of CórdobaHosius of Corduba , also known as Osius or Ossius, was a bishop of Cordova and one of the prominent advocates of what became Catholic Christianity in the Arian controversy which divided the IV century early Christian Church...
CórdobaCórdoba, Spain-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
. - 1928 - Monument of Juan Valera. Madrid.
- 1930 - Monument in CervantesCervantes-People:*Alfonso J. Cervantes , mayor of St. Louis, Missouri*Francisco Cervantes de Salazar, 16th-century man of letters*Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban composer*Jorge Cervantes, a world-renowned expert on indoor, outdoor, and greenhouse cannabis cultivation...
. Madrid. - La Caridad Real in a Monument of Alfonso XII in the Retiro GardensRetiroRetiro might refer to the following:*Retiro, Antioquia, a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia*Retiro, Buenos Aires, a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
. - Monument of Bruno Zavala, MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
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