Manuel Lopes Rodrigues (December 31, 1860 — October 22, 1917) was a Brazilian
Realist painter. Born in the city of
Salvador
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, in the State of
Bahia
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, he was initially homeschooled by his father, João Francisco Lopes Rodrigues, later entering at the ''Liceu de Artes e Ofícios'', being taught by
Miguel Navarro Cañizares
Miguel Navarro Cañizares (c. 1835 – 23 October 1913) was a Spanish painter and art teacher who worked in Venezuela and Brazil.
Biography
He was born to a basket maker in Valencia and attended the Academy of Fine Arts. Later, he moved t ...
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Later, he became a teacher for the Liceu, where he taught
Prisciliano Silva and Alberto Valença.
Gallery
Some works by Lopes Rodrigues:
Rodrigues-republica-mab.jpg, ''Allegory of the Republic'', 1897
Manoel Lopes Rodrigues - Paiagem da Bretanha, 1892.jpg, ''Britain Landscape'', 1892
M Lopes Rodrigues PDart.jpg, ''One-man Band'', 1898
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1860 births
1917 deaths
Artists from Salvador, Bahia
Realist painters
19th-century Brazilian painters
19th-century Brazilian male artists
20th-century Brazilian painters
20th-century Brazilian male artists
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