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María Cristina of Bourbon

Explore the works of Valentín Carderera y Solano, a Spanish painter & scholar renowned for his portraits & Iconografía Española. Discover his legacy at ArtsDot.

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Artwork Description

Valentín Carderera described this portrait as follows: ‘Maria Cristina of Bourbon, wife of Ferdinand VII. She is shown standing and is half life-sized. She has her hair in the ‘Bird of Paradise’ style, a very wide headband and comb covered with big diamonds, as well as the three fall earrings going together with the magnificent butterfly necklace (…). The Queen is wearing a white and gold chiffon dress with very open lace trimming with gold carnations and roses. She holds a fan in her right hand. Her cloak is red and embroidered in gold. (…)’. Maria Cristina of Bourbon was the fourth consort of King Ferdinand VII to whom she gave two daughters, being the elder the future Queen Isabella II, born in October 10, 1830. When the King died, Isabella was only three years old and María Cristina then had to assume the regency from 1833 until the uprising of Baldomero Espartero in 1840.

Artist Biography

early life and education

valentín carderera y solano, a renowned spanish painter, erudite scholar, and collector, was born on february 14, 1796, in huesca, spain. he attended the universidad sertoriana de huesca, where he studied philosophy, followed by drawing in zaragoza with buenaventura salesa and painting in madrid at the royal academy of arts, under the tutelage of mariano salvador maella and josé de madrazo.

career highlights

* in 1822, carderera received a grant to study in rome, courtesy of josé de palafox, duke of villahermosa, which enabled him to travel extensively throughout italy until 1831. * upon his return to spain, he was commissioned in 1836 to create an inventory of nationalized art from suppressed monasteries in castile. * carderera became a governing member of the museo real de pintura y escultura board in 1838 and a member of the real academia de bellas artes de san fernando, where he taught art history from 1843.

notable works and publications

* iconografía española (1855, enlarged in 1864), a large anthology of portraits of famous spaniards throughout history, constitutes his magnum opus. * he edited the first edition of discursos practicables del nobilísimo arte de la pintura by jusepe martínez in 1866. * carderera authored catálogo y descripción sumaria de retratos antiguos... coleccionados por d. valentin carderera y solano, published in 1877.

collection and legacy

* as a collector, carderera was particularly fond of francisco de goya's drawings and engravings, owning a large collection of them. * he wrote the first substantial biography of goya, published in el artista in 1835. valentín carderera y solano passed away on march 25, 1880, in madrid, leaving behind a legacy as a spanish painter, erudite scholar, and collector.
valentín carderera y solano

valentín carderera y solano

1796 - 1880 , Spain

Quick Facts

  • Artistic Movement Or Style: Romanticism, Realism
  • Artists Or Movements Influenced By This Artist: ['Impressionists']
  • Artists Who Influenced This Artist:
    • Achille Etna Michallon
    • Jean-Victor Bertin
    • Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes
  • Date Of Birth: 1796
  • Date Of Death: 1875
  • Full Name: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
  • Nationality: French
  • Notable Artworks:
    • View at Narni
    • Roman Campagna
    • Hagar in the Wilderness
  • Place Of Birth: Paris, France
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