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Mateo Inurria Lainosa (25 March 1867, Córdoba - 21 February 1924,
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@ Cordobeses ilustres. From 1883 to 1885, he studied at the "Escuela Especial de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado" in
@ Córdobapedia. His academic achievements were noted by members of the "Diputación Provincial de Córdoba" (the regional government) who granted him a scholarship so he could continue his studies at the
* Monument to
"The Castaway"
@ Panoramio
"Monument to Eduardo Rosales"
@ Panoramio
Escuela de Artes y Oficios Mateo Inurria
@ Córdobapedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Inurria, Mateo 1867 births 1924 deaths Artists from Córdoba, Spain 20th-century Spanish sculptors 20th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male sculptors 19th-century Spanish sculptors Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando alumni
Madrid
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) was a Spanish sculptor.
Biography
He began his artistic studies in his father's workshop.Brief biography@ the
Museo del Prado
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website. Until 1883, he attended the "Escuela Provincial de Bellas Artes" under Rafael Romero Barros.Biography@ Cordobeses ilustres. From 1883 to 1885, he studied at the "Escuela Especial de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado" in
Madrid
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.Biography@ Córdobapedia. His academic achievements were noted by members of the "Diputación Provincial de Córdoba" (the regional government) who granted him a scholarship so he could continue his studies at the
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
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until 1890, when he had his first showing at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with "The Castaway", which was done so realistically that some jurors suspected it of having been cast from life.
Between 1891 and 1901, he lived in the countryside, oblivious to critics and the public, becoming established as a teacher and art restorer. His many projects included the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba ( ), officially known by its ecclesiastical name of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (), is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba, Diocese of Córdoba dedicated to the Assumption of Ma ...
and the Medina Azahara. During these years, his work took on greater simplicity and he always spoke of himself as having been self-taught. He produced mostly religious and commemorative sculptures, in Córdoba and Madrid, receiving many commissions to create monuments for local and national celebrities, many of which were not erected. Eventually, he became a professor of modelling and figure drawing at the "Escuela Municipal de Artes y Oficios" (Arts & Crafts) in Córdoba and, in 1901, was appointed Director. From 1905, he was occasionally a member of the jury at the National Exhibition.
In 1911, he was named Professor of modelling and casting at the "Escuela de Artes y Oficios" in Madrid. Now that he was in the capital, he was able to make more connections to promote his work and he concentrated on his preferred theme; idealizing the nude female form. He obtained the gold medal at the National Exhibition in 1920 and, two years later, became an Academician at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. He died suddenly in 1924. An art school and a major street in Córdoba have been named after him.
Public monuments
* Monument to Lope de Vega
Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio (; 25 November 156227 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Spanish Baroque literature, Baroque literature. In the literature of ...
, 1902, Madrid.
* Group representing the Spanish Navy for the Monument to Alfonso XII, 1905, Madrid.
* Monument to Eduardo Rosales, 1922, Madrid.
* Monument to the "Gran Capitán" (Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1 September 1453 – 2 December 1515) was a Spanish general and statesman. He led military campaigns during the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars, after which he served as Viceroy of Naples. For his e ...
), 1923, Córdoba.
References
Further reading
* Bernardino de Pantorba, ''El escultor Mateo Inurria. Ensayo biográfico crítico'', Córdoba, Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros, 1968.External links
"The Castaway"
@ Panoramio
"Monument to Eduardo Rosales"
@ Panoramio
Escuela de Artes y Oficios Mateo Inurria
@ Córdobapedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Inurria, Mateo 1867 births 1924 deaths Artists from Córdoba, Spain 20th-century Spanish sculptors 20th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male sculptors 19th-century Spanish sculptors Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando alumni