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Victorio Macho (December 23, 1887 in Palencia – July 13, 1966 in Toledo, Spain) was a renowned 20th century Spanish sculptor. He is considered to be one of the greats of modern Spanish sculpture.[1] His style was influenced by art deco. His home and workshop in Toledo[2] was converted into a museum dedicated to his work, the Victorio Macho Museum, after his death. He has been featured on a postage stamp of Spain.

Victorio Macho
Born(1887-12-23)December 23, 1887
Palencia,  Spain
DiedJuly 13, 1966(1966-07-13) (aged 78)
Toledo,  Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsCristo del Otero
Cristo del Otero, where Macho's tomb is located.
Cristo del Otero, where Macho's tomb is located.

Biography


Victorio Macho was born into a family of modest means in Palencia, Spain in 1887. His parents enrolled him in the school of Fine Arts and Crafts of Santander, where he learned to sculpt. In 1903, at the age of 16 he moved to Madrid continuing his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. He first became famous with a monument to Galdós. It is a consecrated from his exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art of Madrid, 1921.

He left Spain during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera and went to live in Hendaye, just over the border in the Basque region of France. He sculpted monuments for Unamuno and Ramón y Cajal. In 1936 he was elected into the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. The outcome of the Spanish Civil War pushed him to exile[3] in France, Russia, and finally to America. After living six months in Colombia, he began an extended stay in Lima in Peru, where he married Zoila Barrós Conti.[4] He finally returned to Spain in 1952.

He established his home and workshop in Toledo in central Spain. Since 1967 this same building houses the Victorio Macho museum, created from Zoila's generous donation to the Spanish State. The name of the house is Tarpeian Rock.

From first marriage, in 1917, he married María Martínez de Romarate, widow of a marquis and sister-Guiomar, platonic love of Antonio Machado.

In 1964 he received the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.

He died in Toledo on July 13, 1966 and his remains were returned to Palencia, the city of his birth. He was buried at the foot of Cristo del Otero.


Works


Monument to Benavente (Retiro, Madrid, 1962).
Monument to Benavente (Retiro, Madrid, 1962).

Portraits



Public works



Religious works



Funeral works



References


  1. Rick Steves (19 September 2008). Spain 2009. Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 407. ISBN 978-1-59880-124-8.
  2. Mary-Ann Gallagher (15 April 2009). Frommer's Madrid Day by Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-470-74433-8.
  3. Michelin (2012). Spain Green Guide Michelin 2012-2013. MICHELIN. p. 222. ISBN 978-2-06-718252-3.
  4. Rick Steves (7 January 2014). Rick Steves' Snapshot Madrid & Toledo. Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 215–6. ISBN 978-1-61238-879-3.


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На других языках

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[es] Victorio Macho

Victorio Macho Rogado (Palencia, 23 de diciembre de 1887-Toledo, 13 de julio de 1966) fue un escultor español, considerado uno de los precursores de la escultura contemporánea española.[1]

[ru] Мачо, Викторио

Викторио Мачо Рогадо (исп. Victorio Macho; 23 декабря 1887, Паленсия — 13 июля 1966, Толедо) — испанский скульптор . Cчитается одним из величайших представителей современной испанской скульптуры.


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