José Rodrigues Nunes | |
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Born | 11 April 1800 |
Died | 27 November 1881 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | (aged 81)
Nationality | Brazilian |
Known for | painter, set designer |
Style | Baroque, Rococo |
José Rodrigues Nunes (11 April 1800, Salvador, Bahia - 27 November 1881, Salvador, Bahia) was a Brazilian artist who worked primarily in Salvador, Bahia. He was primarily a painter, but also worked in the fields of decoration, restoration, and set design. He was a student of Franco Velasco (1780-1833) and is the final painter of the Bahian School of Painting ( Portuguese: Escola Baiana de Pintura).[ citation needed]
Nunes taught drawing at Liceu Provincial de Salvador between 1837 and 1859. His students included Olímpio Pereira da Mata, Macário José da Rocha, João Francisco Lopes Rodrigues (1825-1893), Francisco da Silva Romão, and his son, Francisco Rodrigues Nunes. In addition to being a teacher, he worked as a scenographer at the São José Theater ( Portuguese: Teatro São José) for many years. He is considered one of the representatives of the final phase of Bahian colonial painting. [1] A series of paintings by Nunes is part of the personal collection of the Bahian physician Jonathan Abbot (1796-1868). He also produced portraits of Bahian religious figures and politicians. [2] [3] [4]
Nunes carried out several works, including: