José Rodrigues
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Self portrait of José Rodrigues
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| Born |
José Rodrigues de Carvalho July 16, 1828 Lisboa, Portugal |
| Died | February 18, 1887 (aged 58) Lisboa |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts |
| Known for | painting |
| Notable work | See Gallery [1] |
| Movement | Realism |
| Awards |
by the Queen Dona Maria II - Gold medal |
by the Queen Dona Maria II - Gold medal
Academy of Fine Arts - Gold medal
Portuguese Industrial Association - Silver Medal
José Rodrigues de Carvalho (Lisbon, July 16 - 1828 — Lisbon, October 19, 1887) was a Portuguese painter.
Considered his most famous work, O Pobre Rabequista (The poor rabequista), painted in 1855, was first shown in Paris at the Universal Exhibition in 1855 and at the International Exposition of Porto in 1865, where he won the second award.
José Rodrigues, son of Apolinário José de Carvalho and Maria Leonarda, was baptised in "São João da Praça" on September 21, 1828, having as godfather José Rodrigues.
José Rodrigues (his homonym) had five brothers and lived at the "Rua dos Bacalhoeiros" in Lisbon, having married in 1863 with D. José Maria Rodrigues, daughter of José Rodrigues da Rocha, having also three children named (António Ribeiro Rodrigues, Teresa de Jesus Rodrigues and Leonor Matilde Rodrigues).
Prior to join the Academy of Fine Arts at (San Francisco Convent) as a volunteer student in 1841, he left an engraving dated of 1840. The existence of a colleague at the Academy also homonym, he officially requested the reduction of its name to "José Rodrigues." At fourteen years of age, in the drawing competition history, he won a prize in a copy of a bas-relief, modelling from student to student. From that time (1842) there still remains an engraving, signed and dated by José Rodrigues.
In 1843, during an exhibition of Works by students, he presented a drawing in bas-relief. In that year, each of the following received an award: Miguel Ângelo Lupi, Angelino da Cruz Castro e Silva, António José Lopes Júnior and Ernesto Gerard. In the academic year of 1845/1846, he entered higher education in the subject of historical painting and won an award. In December 1846, he was attributed another award for a life-model drawing.
Some of José Rodrigues’ classmates were João Pedro Monteiro (Monteirinho), Francisco Augusto Metrass, Tomás da Anunciação, Joaquim Pedro de Sousa, António José Patrício, amongst others.
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