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Luis Melendez

Luis Melendez Philip V of Spain oil painting on canvas
Philip V of Spain
Painting ID::  82796
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Luis Melendez Philip V of Spain oil painting on canvas



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  Luis Melendez
  1716-80 He assisted his father, artist Francisco Melendez, until 1737, when he began studying with Lewis-Michel Vanloo, the court painter to Philip V of France. Although accepted (1745) into the Spanish Royal Academy of Fine Arts, he was expelled after his father denounced the academy in a dispute over a royal competition. After traveling throughout Italy, he returned to work for his father as an illustrator of choirbooks.
  Philip V of Spain
  1718-1722 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 82 x 62 cm (32.3 x 24.4 in) cyf

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