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Las armas de la pintura

la nación en construcción (1852-1870)

by Roberto Amigo Cerisola · 2008

ISBN: 9871428014 9789871428014

Category: Art / General

Page count: 61

Catalogue of an exhibition of mostly military-themed paintings from a pivotal era of national identity formation in Argentina. Artists include Candido López, Juan Manuel Blanes, Benjamin Franklin Rawson, and Prilidiano Pueyrredón, among many others. Subjects include Atahualpa, Manuel Vicente Maza (1779-1839), José de San Martín (1778-1850), the Guardia Nacional, the Battle of Pavón, Bartolomé Mitre (1821-1906), and others. The last chapter features a gallery called "La Serie Federal" (1961) by contemporary artist Luis Felipe Noé.