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Teodoro de Ardemans or Ardmans (ca. 1661–1726) was a Spanish architect and painter.
Ardemans was born in Madrid to a German father.
He was a disciple of the painter
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*Aterido Fernández, Ángel, ''Teodoro Ardemans, pintor'', Anuario del Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte, (UAM), vol. VII-VIII, 1995–1996, p. 133-148. 18th-century Spanish architects 18th-century Spanish painters 18th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish Baroque painters 1726 deaths Year of birth unknown Spanish people of German descent Year of birth uncertain {{Spain-architect-stub
Teodoro de Ardemans or Ardmans (ca. 1661–1726) was a Spanish architect and painter.
Ardemans was born in Madrid to a German father.
He was a disciple of the painter Claudio Coello
Claudio Coello (2 March 1642 – 20 April 1693) was a Spanish-Portuguese Baroque painter. Coello is considered the last great Spanish painter of the 17th century.
The son of Faustino Coello, a famous Portuguese sculptor, he was a court painter ...
, although he mainly practiced architecture; the municipality of Toledo named him master of the Cathedral of Toledo
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. In 1702, King Philip V of Spain
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named him to succeed José del Olmo
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as the master for Royal works, and in 1704 as their chamber painter. He worked on the extensive renovations of the Palace of Aranjuez, including completing the facade to a design of Francisco Herrera. He also helped in the decoration of the Palace of la Granja de San Ildefonso, including the chapel.
Bibliography
*''Noticias de los arquitectos y arquitectura de España desde su restauración''. Eugenio Llaguno y Amirola yJuan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez
Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez (17 September 1749 in Gijón3 December 1829 in Madrid) was a Spanish writer on art.
Biography
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, Madrid 1829digital version
*Aterido Fernández, Ángel, ''Teodoro Ardemans, pintor'', Anuario del Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte, (UAM), vol. VII-VIII, 1995–1996, p. 133-148. 18th-century Spanish architects 18th-century Spanish painters 18th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish Baroque painters 1726 deaths Year of birth unknown Spanish people of German descent Year of birth uncertain {{Spain-architect-stub