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Vicente López Portaña (Valencia, 1772 - Madrid, 1850)

Vicente López Portaña (Valencia, 1772 - Madrid, 1850) "Resurrection of Christ" Ink drawing on paper. 10,5 x 11 cm. Preparatory sketch for the engraved print by Vicente Capilla, catalogued under number E-82 in the catalogue raisonné by José Luis Díez, Vicente López: vida y obra, Madrid, 1999; p. 643 (plate 131). There are some stains caused by damp. Vicente López Portaña, born on 19 September 1772, began his artistic training as a pupil of the Franciscan Antonio de Villanueva at the San Carlos Academy in Valencia. During this first stage of his career he was awarded first prize in 1789 for his canvas "King Hezekiah Flaunting his Riches", with allowed him to reach the capital. The following year he won first place in the competition at the San Fernando Academy with the painting The Catholic Monarchs. From that moment onwards he began to absorb the academic teachings inherited from Mengs, mainly through Mariano Salvador Maella, from whom he picked up the baroque, the colourful sense of his compositions and his taste for drawing. After his youthful period in Madrid, where his experience enabled him to become a prestigious artist, in 1792 he decided to return to his native city, Valencia. For many years he received various commissions, especially religious paintings and murals for churches in Valencia, as well as portraits, monuments and drawings for engraving. During the War of Independence, he was in Valencia and painted the portrait of Ferdinand VII in the habit of the Order of Charles III. Vicente López's portrait style, respectful and objective, led Ferdinand VII to appoint him as his first chamber painter, and he was forced to return to Madrid. Due to the prestigious appointment he obtained, he was the most sought-after painter among the aristocracy and upper-class bourgeoisie. In 1826 he painted his masterpiece, the portrait of the painter Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, the most important and iconic work of his long career. Vicente López Portaña retained his artistic talent throughout his old age, producing portraits until the day of his death in Madrid on 22 July 1850.

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Vicente López Portaña (Valencia, 1772 - Madrid, 1850)

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