Naples, Madrid and academic training
A family of miniaturists, Van Loo and portrait build a virtuoso profession. This milestone sheds light on the "Luis Meléndez" collection by favoring atmosphere.
1716 -1780 · Naples, Madrid and still life of the Enlightenment
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1716 -1780 · Naples, Madrid and still life of the Enlightenment
Luis Egidio Meléndez was born in Naples in 1716 into a Spanish family of artists. His father, Francisco Antonio Meléndez, was a miniaturist and participated in the creation of the Academy of San Fernando. Trained in Madrid with his family and then with Louis-Michel van Loo, the young painter revealed in his Self-portrait an ambitious mastery of portraiture. An academic conflict linked to his father, however, compromised his official career. After a stay in Italy, Meléndez returned to Spain and first worked as a miniaturist. After a stay in Italy, Meléndez returned to Spain and first worked as a miniaturist. His true greatness appeared in still life. After a stay in Italy, Meléndez returned to Spain and first worked as a miniaturist. His true greatness appeared in still life. After a stay in Italy, Meléndez returned to Spain and first worked as a miniaturist. His true greatness appeared in still life. After a stay in Italy, Meléndez returned to Spain and first worked as a miniaturist. His true greatness appeared in still life. After a stay in Italy, Meléndez returned to Spain and first worked natural products from Spain. Watermelons, figs, oranges, nuts, breads, fish, copper bottles and containers are arranged at eye level, very close to the edge. Firm light describes skin, crumb, scale, ceramic and metal with almost scientific precision, without sacrificing monumentality. Still life with salmon, lemon and containers contrasts wet, rough and shiny surfaces; figs and bread become volumes as noble as figures. Despite this success, Meléndez experienced financial difficulties and died in Madrid in 1780. Despite this success, Meléndez experienced financial difficulties and died in Madrid in 1780. Despite this success, Meléndez experienced financial difficulties and died in Madrid in 1780. Despite this success, Meléndez experienced financial difficulties and died in Madrid in 1780. Despite this success, Meléndez experienced financial difficulties and died in Madrid in 1780. Despite this success, Meléndez experienced financial difficulties and died in Madrid in 1780. Despite this success, Meléndez experienced financial difficulties and died in Madrid in 1780. Despite this success, Meléndez experienced financial difficulties and died in Madrid in 17 Meléndez" notably compares Still Life with figs and bread and Still Life with oranges and nuts. Its reading favors the atmosphere.
Meléndez approaches food like monuments: their weight, their skin and their light silently tell the story of the matter of the world.
Course & style
A family of miniaturists, Van Loo and portrait build a virtuoso profession. This milestone sheds light on the "Luis Meléndez" collection by favoring atmosphere.
Travel, miniatures and institutional difficulties precede specialization.
Forty-four paintings celebrate natural products, containers and Spanish light.
The close framing gives the fruit, bread or fish an imposing presence. This trait guides a reading of "Luis Meléndez" centered on the atmosphere.
Skin, crumb, scale, glass and copper each retain their material.
Values sculpt volumes without superfluous decorative effect.
Product inventory combines natural knowledge and everyday beauty.
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Pulp, crust and foliage are described with an almost tactile density.
Landmark work by Luis Meléndez. Reading of "Luis Meléndez" through the atmosphere.Bark, shell and leaf create a contrast of colors and textures.
Landmark work by Luis MeléndezThe open mass of watermelon dominates a precise balance of fruits and containers.
Landmark work by Luis MeléndezFish, citrus, copper and ceramics multiply responses to the same light.
Landmark work by Luis MeléndezThe close framing gives the fruit, bread or fish an imposing presence. This trait guides a reading of "Luis Meléndez" centered on the atmosphere.
Reading key for Luis MeléndezSkin, crumb, scale, glass and copper each retain their material.
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