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Fernando Estévez was a Spanish sculptor of the 18th century from La Orotava, Tenerife. He is considered one of the Canary Islands most noted sculptors.[1]

It is known for being the creator of the image of the Virgin of Candelaria, patron saint of the Canary Islands.

Biography

Fernando Estévez was born in 1788 in La Orotava, northern town of the island of Tenerife, where his father had its own silver workshop at your home address. From his earliest years, Fernando showed innate talent for plastic art, using knowledge of silverware but above all in the design.[2]

Apart from the artistic home, Fernando had a great vocation to evoke in the urban landscape artist. The first artistic training was received by Fernando Estévez in the Franciscan monastery of San Lorenzo, in La Orotava.[2] There he met the painter, sculptor and architect Jose Luján Pérez, so he worked in his studio in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria until 1808 in which Fernando Estévez opened his own workshop in La Orotava. In 1846 he opened a workshop in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Thereafter, he also taught at the Provincial Academy of Fine Arts.[2]

Works

His sculptures represent exclusively religious themes. Among his most important works in Tenerife include the sculpture of the Christ crucified found in the Chapter house of the Cathedral of La Laguna.[2] Also, the image representing the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Olives in Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (San Cristóbal de La Laguna) and the Immaculate Conception which is in the same church. His most famous work is undoubtedly the Virgin of Candelaria (patron saint of the Canary Islands) created in 1827 to replace the original image that disappeared in 1826 after a storm.[2]

In other islands they include other works by him: In Santa Cruz de La Palma the Christ of Forgiveness and the Virgin of Carmen that they are in the Church of the Savior. In Lanzarote, he highlights the image of the Virgin of Candelaria is the Church of San Roque in Tinajo. On the island of Gran Canaria include images of the Virgin of the Rosary (Church of Santo Domingo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) and St. John the Baptist at the St. John the Baptist Basilica in Telde.[2]

Honours

• Fernando Estévez is considered Hijo Ilustre of La Orotava.
• The main art school in the Canary Islands named after him: Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño Fernando Estévez is located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

References

External links

Media related to Fernando Estévez at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Fernando Estévez

Fernando Estévez del Sacramento (* 3. März 1788 in La Orotava, Teneriffa; † 14. August 1854 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Teneriffa) war ein spanischer Bildhauer und Maler.

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- [en] Fernando Estévez

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[es] Fernando Estévez

Fernando Estévez de Salas (Villa de La Orotava, 3 de marzo de 1788 - San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 14 de agosto de 1854) fue un escultor, pintor, urbanista y catedrático de dibujo, máximo representante del Arte Neoclásico en Canarias. Está considerado junto a José Luján Pérez, su maestro, los escultores más importantes del Archipiélago canario.[1][2][3][4] Es conocido por haber realizado la imagen de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Patrona de Canarias.

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[fr] Fernando Estévez

Fernando Estévez de Salas (La Orotava, 3 mars, 1788 - San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 14 août, 1854) est un sculpteur, peintre, urbaniste et professeur de dessin espagnol, et un grand représentant de l'art néo-classique dans les îles Canaries, considéré comme l'un des sculpteurs les plus importants des Canaries[1].

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[it] Fernando Estévez

Fernando Estévez de Salas (La Orotava, 3 marzo 1788 – San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 14 agosto 1854) è stato uno scultore, pittore, urbanista e docente di disegno spagnolo, capo dell'arte neoclassico nelle isole Canarie. È considerato lo scultore più importante nella storia delle Isole Canarie.[1]

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[ru] Эстевес, Фердинанд

Фердинанд Эстевес (исп. Fernando Estévez de Salas, 3 марта 1788, Ла-Оротава, Тенерифе — 14 августа 1854, Сан-Кристобаль-де-ла-Лагуна, Тенерифе) — испанский скульптор и художник, лидер неоклассицизма на Канарских островах.

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