Aurelio Carretero

Aurelio Carretero, 1908

Aurelio Rodríguez Vicente Carretero (1863–1917), best known simply as Aurelio Carretero, was a Spanish sculptor.

Biography

Born in 1863 in Medina de Rioseco (province of Valladolid),[1] he studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de la Purísima Concepción [es] in Valladolid and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid.[2] He spent a time in South America, where he became a renowned caricaturist.[3]

Some of his work include sculptures in public spaces such as Zorrilla (1899, Valladolid), Conde Ansúrez (1900, Valladolid), Andrés Torrejón (1908, Móstoles) and Campoamor (1912, Navia).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Reyero, Carlos (2000). "Géneros y modernidad en la escultura española de fines del siglo XIX. Una aproximación a través de seis piezas del Prado depositadas en Canarias" (PDF). Vegueta (5). Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 308. ISSN 1133-598X.
  2. ^ "Medalla conmemorativa del IV Centenario de Isabel la Católica". Fundación Museo de las Ferias.
  3. ^ "Muerte del escultor Carretero". La Correspondencia de España (21.593). 27 March 1917. ISSN 1137-1188.
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