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The process of restoration of the portrait "literate" by Rafael Tejeo acquired by the city of Caravaca is complete.
The work will be exhibited permanently in the Crystal Hall of the Consistory caravaqueño.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts Sandoval María del Mar has been responsible for building tasks, cleaning, painting, coating and chromatic reintegration to restore the original look of the canvas.
The portrait, dated 1842, is an oil painting on canvas entitled "literate", acquired at auction by the city of Caravaca in 2007.
This painting and "The Healing of Tobit" in the Basilica de la Vera Cruz are the only works that can be admired Rafael Tejeo Cross of Caravaca, the birthplace of the artist.
Rafael Tejeo: Considered one of the leading exponents of the neoclassical style.
The painter caravaqueño was a prominent figure in the cultural panorama of the first half of the nineteenth century, not only in the Region of Murcia, but throughout the country.
From a poor family, he studied painting in Murcia, Madrid and Rome, the latter city in which the influence of Raphael and David were decisive for further artistic production.
With a work that moves from neoclassicism to romanticism, the quality of their work led to it being named director of the Academy of San Fernando and painter camera fee in the Court of Elizabeth II.
The main theme was reflected in his paintings varied.
It began with mythological allusions characteristic of neoclassicism to go to traditional themes and historical, rendered romantic nuances.
However, the portrait was a genre that always cultivated and which earned him the reputation as a painter currently credited nineteenth century.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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