Arturo Mélida y Alinari

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Monument to Christopher Columbus , Madrid 1885
Tomb of the Marqueses de Amboage in the Cementerio de San Isidro , Madrid

Arturo Mélida y Alinari (born July 24, 1849 in Madrid ; † December 15, 1902 , ibid) was a Spanish architect, sculptor and painter.

In 1873 he completed his architecture studies at the Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid , to which he was later appointed professor. He also worked as a painter, mainly in the design of upper-class palaces in Madrid, such as the Palacio Bauer .

In 1899, three years before his death, he was accepted into the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando . For his Spanish pavilion at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889 , he received the gold medal of the Académie française and the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor .

His brother Enrique Mélida y Alinari was a well-known painter.

literature

  • Pedro Navascués Palacio: Arturo Mélida y Alinari. In: Goya. Revista de arte 106, 1972, 234-241 (full text) .
  • Victoria Mélida Ardura: Arturo Mélida y Alinari. El arquitecto integrador de las artes del siglo XIX. 2012 (full text) (PDF; 22.9 MB).

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personal data
SURNAME Mélida y Alinari, Arturo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish architect, sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Madrid
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1902
Place of death Madrid