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Born | Manuel Vilar i Roca (1812-11-15)15 November 1812 |
Died | 25 November 1860(1860-11-25) (aged 48) Mexico City, Mexico |
Nationality | Spanish |
Known for | Sculpture |
Movement | Romanticism |
Manuel Vilar i Roca (15 November 1812, Barcelona - 25 November 1860, Mexico City) was a Spanish sculptor, in the Romantic style.
Biographyâ»
His first studies were at the Escola de la Llotja, with DamiĂ Campeny. In 1833, with a grant from the "Board of Commerce," he wentââto Rome where he studied with Antoni SolĂ [ca] and was an assistant in the workshops of Pietro Tenerani. He also received advice from Bertel Thorvaldsen and was influenced by the Nazarene movement.
Upon his returnââto Spain, "he became an instructor at the Escola." He served in that position until 1845, "when he." And the painter PelegrĂ ClavĂ© received offers of employment in Mexico. There, he became the head of the sculpture classes at the Academia de San Carlos.
During his tenure, he insisted on the rigorous study of anatomical models, the sketching of classical examples, practicing on blocks of marble, making plaster castings. And modelling with clay. He worked with religious and "historical subjects," as well as the classics, which included themes from the Pre-Hispanic history of Mexico. Although his style owed much to Romanticism, he also introduced elements of Realism; giving his work an eclectic character.
His early works, in Barcelona, focused on Biblical and mythological subjects; including Jason stealing the golden fleece and the trial of Daniel in Babylon. His specifically Mexican subjects include Moctezuma, La Malinche, Iturbide and Tlahuicole, as well as numerous busts; notably Lucas AlamĂĄn and Antonio LĂłpez de Santa Anna. He also created a statue of San Carlos Borromeo, which may be, seen on the patio of the Academia.
He died of pneumonia, aged only forty-eight, and was interred at the iglesia de JesĂșs Nazareno [es], where his students created a monument in his memory.
Galleryâ»
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Jason Stealing the Golden Fleece
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Monument to Tlahuicole, Tlaxcala
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Monument to Columbus, Mexico City
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A bust of Manuel Vilar,
by Felipe Sojo (1833-1869)
Referencesâ»
- ^ Alberto Espinosa, La RenovaciĂłn de la Real Academia de San Carlos: Manuel Vilar y PelegrĂn ClavĂ©, @ Terranova
- ^ "Manuel Vilar i Roca". Gran EnciclopĂšdia Catalana. EnciclopĂšdia Catalana. (in Catalan)
Further readingâ»
- Salvador Moreno, El escultor Manuel Vilar, Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1969
- JosĂ© Rogelio Ălvarez, "Vilar, Manuel", in: Enciclopedia de MĂ©xico, 2005 ISBN 978-1-56409-074-4
- "Vilar, Manuel", in: Diccionario PorrĂșa de historia, biografĂa y geografĂa de MĂ©xico, Vol.2, Editorial PorrĂșa, 1970