Eusebio Zuloaga González (

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1898), was a Spanish

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. He is considered the initiator of the art of modern

damascening Damascening is the art of inlaying different metals into one another—typically, gold or silver into a darkly oxidized steel background—to produce intricate patterns similar to niello. The English term comes from a perceived resemblance to ...

. He was the first Spanish artist who achieved an international reputation, participating in the first international exhibition,

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in London in 1851. He received several awards in Spain, England, France, and Belgium. Zuloaga was director of the Royal Armoury of Madrid. Zuloaga served as head of the

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. Born in Madrid in 1808, he was the son of an

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gunsmith, Blas de Zuloaga, and his wife, Gabriela González. His father was a teacher at the Reales Fábricas de Armas de Placencia in the late eighteenth century. Zuloaga married Ramona Boneta, a specialist in

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. They had three sons, who were artists dedicated to painting, ceramics and metal. Daniel Zuloaga was considered to be one of the innovators of ceramic arts in Spain; his work was continued by his children Candida, Esperanza, Theodora and John. Guillermo Zuloaga worked in the shadow of his brother Daniel.

Plácido Zuloaga Plácido Maria Martin Zuloaga y Zuloaga (5 October 18341 July 1910) was a Spanish sculptor and metalworker. He is known for refining damascening, a technique that involves inlaying gold, silver, and other metals into an iron surface, creating a ...

, a damascening expert, was father of the painter

Ignacio Zuloaga Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta (July 26, 1870October 31, 1945) was a Spanish painter, born in Eibar ( Guipuzcoa), near the monastery of Loyola. Family He was the son of metalworker and damascener Plácido Zuloaga and grandson of the organizer and ...

References

* ''La fábrica de Eusebio Zuloaga en Éibar'', ''de Ramiro Larrañaga, en Cuadernos de Sección''. Artes Plásticas y Documentales, 8, pp. 247–263, 1991 (in Spanish). * ''Apuntes biográficos de la familia Zuloaga'', de la Fundación Zuloaga (in Spanish). * ''Dos siglos del padre del damasquinado'', en diariovasco.com, de Eusebio Gorritxategi, December 15, 2008 (in Spanish). {{DEFAULTSORT:Zuloaga, Eusebio 1808 births 1898 deaths People from Madrid Gunsmiths Spanish people of Basque descent