Antonio María Reyna Manescau, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish painter
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About Antonio María Reyna Manescau
- Antonio María de la Concepción Reyna Manescau, variously cited as Antonio María (de) Reyna Manescau or simply Antonio Reyna Manescau (Spanish: [an'tonio 'reina manes'kau]; 5 December 1859 - 3 February 1937), was a Spanish painter that developed most of his career in Italy.
- Arguably a member of the Málaga School of Painting, he studied under Bernardo Ferrándiz and alongside Moreno Carbonero.
- He moved to Italy in his early 20s, where he was further influenced by Italian and Spanish expatriate artists, and where he lived for the rest of his life.After his first visit to Venice in 1885, he specialized in landscape painting.
- He is widely known for the preciosity of his Venetian vedutas, the importance he places in the accurate depiction of architectural detail and his mastery of color.
- Among his most important works are his numerous views of the Venetian canals and Piazza San Marco, the classical scene Floralia (which disappeared during the Spanish Civil War) and Rancho Andaluz.
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