This collection of five essays and a useful chronology focuses on the canvases of Juan Manuel Blanes, the first internationally renowned painter from Uruguay. Born in 1830, Blanes was self-taught until he refined his skills in Italy in the 1860s.Blanes's art illustrates Uruguayan society in all its splendor: portraits of gentlemen, ladies, and leaders; paintings of historical events; and his famous depictions of the gauchos. Blanes did more than simply portray his homeland, he helped create a national identity with his paintings, after the bloody Uruguayan civil war of 1839-1852.
- ISBN10 1879128098
- ISBN13 9781879128095
- Publish Date 1 December 1996
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 11 July 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Washington Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 212
- Language English