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Rafael Rodríguez Padilla (January 23, 1890 – January 24, 1929) was a Guatemalan painter, printmaker and sculptor. In 1920 he was cofounder and became the first director of the Guatemalan Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Academy of Fine Arts), which merged into the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas "Rafael Rodríguez Padilla".

Rafael Rodríguez Padilla
Born	(1890-01-23)January 23, 1890
Died	January 24, 1929(1929-01-24) (aged 39)
Nationality	Guatemalan
Known for	painting, printmaking, sculpture
Awards	national award, 1920 * first prize for painting, central American exhibition in Guatemala, September 15, 1921

Rodríguez studied sculpture under the Venezuelan Santiago González (1850–1909) in Guatemala. Afterwards he went to Spain, where he finished his studies under Luis Muriel y López. After his return to Guatemala, he painted his famous self-portrait. He committed suicide in 1929.[1][2]

Selected works

• self-portrait, 1915
• Lorenzo Montúfar y Rivera monument in the Avenida La Reforma, 1923
• Francisco Vela monument
• José Milla y Vidaurre monument
• Louis Pasteur monument
• Mausoleum of the Castillo family, (together with Cristóbal Azori), Guatemala City General Cemetery
• art nude
• portrait of Jaime Sabartés, 1923
• portrait of Santiago González

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[de] Rafael Rodríguez Padilla

Rafael Rodríguez Padilla (* 23. Januar 1890; † 24. Januar 1929) war ein guatemaltekischer Maler, Grafiker und Bildhauer. Er war 1920 Mitbegründer und erster Direktor der guatemaltekischen Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes, aus der die heute nach ihm benannte Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas „Rafael Rodríguez Padilla“ hervorging.

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- [en] Rafael Rodríguez Padilla

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[es] Rafael Rodríguez Padilla

Rafael Rodríguez Padilla fue un escultor y pintor, que nació en la capital de Guatemala el 23 de enero de 1890, y se suicidó por motivos políticos el 24 de enero de 1929, a los 39 años de edad. Un día después de su cumpleaños.

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