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Francisco Venegas
Francisco Venegas may refer to: * Francisco Venegas (painter) (c. 1525–1594), Spanish painter * Francisco Javier Venegas (1754–1838), Spanish general * Francisco Venegas (footballer) (born 1998), Mexican football defender {{hndis, Venegas, Francisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Venegas (painter)
Francisco Venegas (c. 1525 – 1594), was a Spanish painter active in Portugal in the last quarter of the sixteenth century. He was one of the most notable mannerist painters active in the country during that period. Early life Venegas was born in Seville around the year 1525, having practiced the art of jewelry before becoming a painter. He was a student of Luis de Vargas, and spent a period in Rome, where he could observe the Italian Mannerist art of the time, as the works of Bartholomeus Spranger and Hans Speckaert. Career In 1578 Venegas was already in Lisbon, and in 1583 he was appointed royal painter of Philip I of Portugal. In 1582, he directed the decoration of the ceiling of the church of the Hospital Real de Todos os Santos (Royal Hospital of All Saints), but unfortunately this work was lost in a fire in 1601. Around 1590, Venegas was to produce an altarpiece for the church of the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, but this work was never carried out due to slow const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Javier Venegas
Francisco Javier Venegas de Saavedra y Ramínez de Arenzana, 1st Marquess of Reunión and New Spain, KOC (1754 in Zafra, Badajoz, Spain – 1838 in Zafra, Spain) was a Spanish general in the Spanish War of Independence and later viceroy of New Spain from September 14, 1810, to March 4, 1813, during the first phase of the Mexican War of Independence. Army career Venegas began studies for a literary career, but gave them up to serve in the military. He rose in rank to lieutenant colonel, taking part in the fighting against the French Republic. He had retired from service at the time of the Napoleonic invasion of Spain, but returned then to active duty. He took part in the Battle of Bailén, and was named commander of a division in Andalucía. His services in the war with the French were valuable, and he demonstrated his intelligence, energy and courage. With the patronage of the minister Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis, he advanced rapidly. On Christmas Day 1808, Venegas an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
