Melcior Domenge i Antiga

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Melcior Domenge: Shepherdess, oil on canvas, 1902, Museu de la Garrotxa, Olot

Melcior Domenge i Antiga (born May 10, 1871 in Olot ; † 1939 ibid) was a Catalan painter and nativity scene artist who was in the tradition of the Olot School .

career

He received his artistic and painting training at the Olot Art Academy . Here, as well as at the Llotja in Barcelona, he later worked as a lecturer. Domenge was considered the model student of Joaquim Vayreda . He was the one who spread art in the spirit of Joaquim Vayreda. As a student he often prepared the works of Vayreda. At the age of 18 he already had individual exhibitions in Barcelona.

plant

He painted many portraits and often religious subjects. The latter is exemplified by the work “Bon Pastor” (“The Good Shepherd”) in the Chapel of the Capuchins of Olot. Above all, Melcior Domenge was a landscape painter. As such he appeared more synthetic than his master; he was an opponent of everything that spoiled the impression of nature. Many pictures deal with the backlight of the approaching morning. In the color scheme, he often combined a greenish gold with reddish purple tones. In this context, art experts speak of the "Acord Domenge", the Domengeschen gathering. Domenges' work is well represented in the Garrotxa Museum in Olot.

literature

  • Enciclopèdia Catalana: Domenge i Antiga, Melcior . In: Gran enciclopèdia catalana. 2nd edition 5th reprint 1992. Volume 9 . Enciclopèdia catalana, Barcelona 1987, ISBN 84-7739-003-7 , p. 238 (Catalan).

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The exact date of birth is taken from the corresponding article on the Catalan Wikipedia.
personal data
SURNAME Domenge i Antiga, Melcior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Domenge, Melcior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Olot
DATE OF DEATH 1939
Place of death Olot