Manuel Rodríguez de Guzmán, Bullfighter, 19th century Sevillian school

Manuel Rodríguez de Guzmán, Bullfighter, 19th century Sevillian school

Oil on canvas, framed measurements: 65 x 55, canvas measurements: 80 x 70 cm. Manuel Rodríguez de Guzmán (Seville, June 20, 1818-Madrid, 1867), Spanish painter of the Romantic period who stood out in the composition of costumbrista themes. In 1854 he began to work in Madrid for the British ambassador, carrying out some commissions for the court within the Andalusian circle of Antonio María Esquivel and José Gutiérrez de la Vega, as a very active member of the Society for the Protection of Fine Arts promoted by the first. Among his most representative paintings are popular Andalusian scenes, such as the Santiponce Fair (1855, Prado Museum), considered his masterpiece, and the Rocío Procession (1853, National Heritage). In 1856 he obtained an honorable mention at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts for a canvas inspired by Cervantes' novel Rinconete y Cortadillo, with the Monipodio patio treated in the manner of its most characteristic costumbrista scenes. Reference bibliography: Preckler, Ana María, History of universal art of the 19th and 20th centuries, vol. 1, Madrid, Editorial Complutense, 2003, ISBN 8474917069. Origin: important private collection from Madrid.