Jesús Fructuoso Contreras
Jesús Fructuoso Contreras (born January 20, 1866 in Aguascalientes , † July 13, 1902 in Mexico City ) was a Mexican sculptor.
biography
Fructuoso went to Mexico City in 1880 and studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes and learned, among other things, in the sculptor's workshop of Miguel Noreña . At the XXI. Exhibition of the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, he received the first prize for sculpture and a grant for Paris . There he learned art bronze foundry from a certain Mr. Gagnot in the foundry "Thiébaut Frères" and stone carving from an architect named Colibert . After returning to his home country, he founded the “Fundición Artística Mexicana” ( Spanish for Mexican art foundry ) in Mexico City in 1892 . In 1898 he was appointed by the Mexican chief representative for fine arts to participate in the 1900 World's Fair in Paris . With his sculpture “Malgré” he won first prize, the Legion of Honor Cross, and was congratulated by Auguste Rodin . In 1886 he helped Noreña with the casting of his Cuauhtémoc monument and was commissioned by the Coahuila government to produce an equestrian statue of General Ignacio Zaragoza . Fructuoso became head of the foundry workshop at the Escuela Nacional de Artes y Oficios , was the founding president of the Ateneo Mexicano Literario y Artístico in 1892 , and in 1901 inspector for public monuments and interim inspector for fine and industrial arts. He later lost his right leg due to cancer.
gallery
Monument to Ignacio Zaragoza
Sculpture Malgré Tout in the Museo Nacional de Arte , Mexico City
Bronze monument to King Nezahualcoyotl
Peace Monument in Guanajuato
Web links
- Literature by and about Jesús Fructuoso Contreras in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
swell
- ↑ Jesús Fructuoso Contreras, 1866-1902 ( Memento of the original of November 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish), Andrés Blaisten Museum.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Contreras, Jesús Fructuoso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aguascalientes |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1902 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |