Ignacio Baz (1826–1887) was an

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painter who painted many portraits of notable people in the region during his lifetime.

Life

Ignacio Baz was born in

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in 1826 and died in 1887. He was a disciple, alongside

Fernando García del Molino Fernando García del Molino (23 March 1813, Santiago — 1899, Buenos Aires) was a Viceroyalty of Peru-born Argentine portrait painter, miniaturist and lithographer. Many of his portraits were done from photographs or daguerrotypes. Biograp ...

and Eustaquio Carrandi, of the renowned painter Carlos Morel.

Work

Baz portrayed great personalities in Tucumán,

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, Chile and

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, Peru. He also made portraits of ''

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s'' such as

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and

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. When his niece offered a collection of his work for sale to state in 1904, the Senator for

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, Alberto Soldati, spoke in favor of the purchase, saying Ignacio Baz was one of the greatest of national portrait artists. His portraits, painted over a period of forty years, were striking resemblances of the most distinguished members of the leading families in the provinces of North and many of Cordoba and the coast". His works may be seen at the Museum of Fine Arts Eduardo Sivori, shown by Rodolfo Trostiné (Buenos Aires) and the Museum of Fine Arts "Timoteo Eduardo Navarro" (City of Tucumán)

Gallery

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. Original in the Museo Histórico Nacional File:Vicente Maza.jpg,

, Argentine lawyer and politician File:Josefa.JPG, Portrait of Doña

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References

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External links

Recopilación de obras en Catálogo Acceder

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