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Luis Egidio Melendez

Luis Egidio Melendez (1716 - 1780) was active/lived in Italy, Spain.  Luis Melendez is known for Still life painting, miniatures, landscape.

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Described as "the leading Spanish still life painter of the 18th century", Luis Meléndez was of a family of prominent painters. However, he suffered the end of a promising career because his father, Francisco, got 'crosswise' with the art Academy in Madrid, which he had help found in 1744. As a result of both Francisco and Luis ridiculing the Academy Director, Luis failed to get any court appointment that would bring him income because he along with his father was expelled from the Academy. As a result, he died in poverty. 

However, during this period, which was the last 20 years of his life, he painted miniatures and about 100 still life, many of them intended to be hung as pairs. Some of them had landscape backgrounds. However, in those days still lifes were regarded as purely a decorative genre, and, although the Academy condoned still-life painting, it did not carry the stature of more ttaditional painting.

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Oranges, nuts, spices, boxes of sweetmeats, a jug and a cask on a table

Luis Egidio Melendez

Lot 642
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Arbutus berries on a plate, apples, a wood barrel and bread rolls on a wooden table

Luis Egidio Melendez

Lot 83
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STILL LIFE WITH TOMATOES, A BOWL OF AUBERGINES AND ONIONS

Luis Egidio Melendez

Lot 197
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Still Life of Artichokes and Tomatoes in a Landscape

Luis Egidio Melendez

Lot 338
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Still life of apples in a basket and upon a table, together with boxes of sweetmeats and a honey jar

Luis Egidio Melendez

Lot 26
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Still life with a plate of apricots, cherries, bread, a wine cooler and receptacles , 1765

Luis Egidio Melendez

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