Francisco Eduardo Tresguerras
Francisco Eduardo Tresguerras (born October 13, 1759 in Celaya , Guanajuato , † August 1, 1833 ibid) was a Mexican architect , painter, sculptor and poet.
Life
Tresguerras, who lived and worked in Mexico at the time of colonialism and at the beginning of early independence, went to a convent in Mexico City as a young man and studied painting under Miguel Cabrera at the Real Academia de San Carlos de las Nobles Artes . But he soon changed his mind, dropped out of his studies, returned to his hometown and married there. At first he dealt artistically with painting, sculpture, woodcut and copper engraving, but soon applied for permission to work as a builder or architect. He learned architecture from the Jesuits , who gave him a copy of the writings of Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola .
His first work was a Neptune Fountain in Querétaro in 1797 , where he also designed a vaulted arch in memory of King Charles IV . In the years between 1802 and 1807 he worked on his most important architectural work, the reconstruction of the "El Carmen" church (originally from 1752) in Ceylaya in the classical style, in which some sculptures come from his hand. In the “Los Cofrades” chapel there is a portrait of the Last Judgment ( “El Juicio Final” ). In a similar classical style he also built the chapel of the "San Francisco" church and a bridge over La Laja for his later burial . Other buildings by Tresguerras are in Guanajuato , San Luis Potosí , San Miguel el Grande , Salvatierra , Salamanca , Irapuato and in other cities of Jalisco . There are also two of his frescoes in the “El Carmen” church in San Luis Potosí . In painting, he also preferred the classical style and dealt mainly with portraits , including one of his wife from 1787 and a self-portrait from 1794, as well as with religious themes and landscape painting .
He also wrote poetic satires and devotional works. 1962 published some of his critical writings under the title "Ocios literarios" ( dt. : "Literary need" ). Tresguerras was arrested in 1811 because of his sympathy for the Mexican independence movement.
Much of his work is now in the possession of the Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas in Mexico City. In 1951 a previously unpublished biographical sketch was discovered in Morelia entitled "Tres zamoranos ilustres" (German: "Three illustrated Zamorons " ), which his friends had written. The Centro Regional "Francisco Eduardo Tresguerras" named after him is located in his hometown today and has its own art academy .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Artist's Biographies - Tresguerras, Francisco Eduardo at artnet.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tresguerras, Francisco Eduardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican architect, painter, sculptor and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1759 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Celaya , Guanajuato |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1833 |
| Place of death | Celaya , Guanajuato |