Aproximación a la figura del pintor Vitoriano José López de Torre (1755-1829)

Bartolome García, Fernando R.

Publication year:

2002

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISSN:

1137-4403

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Summary

José López de Torre, painter from Alava, is a key figure in the pictorial art of the Basque Country. He skilfully alternated his work with the trestle with gilding and quilting. He maintained a constant production from 1775 until 1828, centred in the painting of linen, altarpieces or monuments intended for churches, institutions and private individuals. He practised religious painting, and in all the specialities he exercised he kept halfway between baroque tradition and modernity. His evident limitations did not prevent him from occasionally surprising us with some very agreeable compositions.