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Luis Ricardo Falero (May 23, 1851 – December 7, 1896) was a Spanish painter. He specialized in female nudes and mythological, orientalist and fantasy settings.[2] His most common medium was oil on canvas. Falero’s paintings are held mostly within private collections in Europe and the United States, although a watercolour of the ‘Twin Stars’ is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Luis Ricardo Falero
Self-Portrait
Born	Luis Ricardo Falero May 23, 1851[1] Granada, Spain
Died	December 7, 1896 (aged 45) London, England
Nationality	Spanish
Education	Paris, London
Known for	Painting

In England, Falero sometimes gave himself the title of Duke of Labranzano, a fictitious place name.

Biography

Falero was born in Granada and originally pursued a career in the Spanish Navy, but gave it up to his parents' disappointment. He travelled on foot to Paris, where he studied art, chemistry and mechanical engineering. The experiments which he had to conduct in the latter two were dangerous, leading him to decide to focus on painting alone.[3] He was a student of Gabriel Ferrier.[4] After Paris, he studied in London, where he eventually settled.[2]

Falero had a particular interest in astronomy and incorporated celestial constellations into many of his works, such as "The Marriage of a Comet" and "Twin Stars". His interest and knowledge of astronomy also led him to illustrate the works of Camille Flammarion.[2]

In 1889, in Rochford, Essex, Falero married Maria Cristina Spinelli, and in 1891 they were living at 100 Fellows Road, Hampstead.[5] His wife was Italian and had a connection with Atina in the Province of Frosinone.[6]

In 1896, the year of his death, Maud Harvey sued Falero for paternity. The suit alleged that Falero seduced Harvey when she was 17, first serving as his housemaid, and then model. When he discovered she was pregnant, he dismissed her. She won the case and was awarded five shillings per week in support of their child.[2]

Falero died at University College Hospital, London, at the age of 45, leaving an estate valued for probate at £1,139. His widow María Cristina Falero was his executrix.[7]

In 1937, following the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, an Italian War Cross of Military Valor was awarded to Riccardo Falero of Atina, Frosinone, referencing Maria Cristina Spinelli, suggesting that Falero had a son posthumously.[6]

Gallery

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  Witches on the Sabbath (1878)
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  Les Nymphes
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  The Enchantress (1878)
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  Posing (1879)
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  Faust's Dream (1880)
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  La Favorite (1880)
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  Fiesta in the Tavern (1880)
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  Festival of the Witches (1880)
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  The witch, painted on a tambourine (1882)
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  The Planet Venus (1882)
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  Moon Nymph (1883)
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  Fairy Under Starry Skies
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  Prayer to Isis (1883)
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  The Wine of Tokay (1886)
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  Lily Fairy (1888)
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  An allegory of art (1892)
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  The Balance of the Zodiac
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  Oriental Beauty
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  The Favorite

References

• Eduardo Dizy Caso (1997) Les orientalistes de l'École Espagnole. Paris: ACR Édition Internationale. pp. 96–97

External links

Media related to Luis Ricardo Falero at Wikimedia Commons

• Works by or about Luis Ricardo Falero at Internet Archive

На других языках

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[de] Luis Ricardo Falero

Luis Ricardo Falero (geboren 23. Mai 1851 in Granada; gestorben 7. Dezember 1896 in London), auch Riccardo, Duque de Labranzano, war ein spanischer Maler.

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- [en] Luis Ricardo Falero

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[es] Luis Ricardo Falero

Luis Ricardo Falero de Candelarese (Granada, 23 de mayo de 1851-Londres, 7 de diciembre de 1896) fue un pintor de formación básicamente autodidacta, inventor e ingeniero español perteneciente estilísticamente a la tradición postromántica o «romanticismo tardío» de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX cuya particular predilección por la representación por medio de un dibujo meticuloso y una precisión casi fotográfica en el tratamiento de «suntuosos» desnudos femeninos (sobre todo a partir de su tiempo de estancia en París) le supuso ser tildado de «pintor cercano a la pornografía» y en consecuencia poco conocido para el público en general,[2] mientras que en Londres obtuvo, salvo con escasas excepciones de la crítica, una excelente acogida.[3][4][5] Altamente valorado entre los artistas de finales del siglo XIX en Reino Unido, Estados Unidos y Francia, es sin embargo casi desconocido en España.

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[fr] Luis Ricardo Falero

Luis Ricardo Falero, né à Grenade le 23 mai 1851[1] et mort à Londres le 7 décembre 1896, est un peintre espagnol.

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[it] Luis Ricardo Falero

Luis Ricardo Falero, duca di Labranzano (Granada, 1851 – Londra, 7 dicembre 1896), è stato un pittore di origini spagnole del XIX secolo. È conosciuto principalmente per i soggetti di nudo femminile, per le rappresentazioni mitologiche e icone fantastiche[1].

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[ru] Фалеро, Луис Рикардо

Луис Рикардо Фалеро (1851 — 7 декабря 1896), герцог Лабрансано — испанский живописец. Специализировался в изображении обнажённых женщин, картинах на темы мифологии, ориенталистики и фэнтези.[2] Чаще всего писал маслом на холсте.

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