Peruvian painter who was born in the region of Huancavelica in Salcabamba on August 1, 1856. Son of the Spanish Leocadio Hernandez and the Peruvian Basilia Morillo, his parents moved to Lima when he... Read full biography
Peruvian painter who was born in the region of Huancavelica in Salcabamba on August 1, 1856. Son of the Spanish Leocadio Hernandez and the Peruvian Basilia Morillo, his parents moved to Lima when he was 4 years old, Hernandez, was precocious in his artistic education, beginning at the age of 14 in... Read full biography
Peruvian painter who was born in the region of Huancavelica in Salcabamba on August 1, 1856. Son of the Spanish Leocadio Hernandez and the Peruvian Basilia Morillo, his parents moved to Lima when he was 4 years old, Hernandez, was precocious in his artistic education, beginning at the age of 14 in the workshop of Leonardo Barbieri. The Italian was a great promoter of the arts in Lima, organizing the first "National Painting Exhibition" with a large group exhibition of Peruvian art in 1861.... Read full biography
Peruvian painter who was born in the region of Huancavelica in Salcabamba on August 1, 1856. Son of the Spanish Leocadio Hernandez and the Peruvian Basilia Morillo, his parents moved to Lima when he was 4 years old, Hernandez, was precocious in his artistic education, beginning at the age of 14 in the workshop of Leonardo Barbieri. The Italian was a great promoter of the arts in Lima, organizing the first "National Painting Exhibition" with a large group exhibition of Peruvian art in 1861. After the failure of the national exhibitions, Barbieri returned to his homeland and it was then when our painter became a teacher at the aforementioned school. Around 1872 he painted the work The Death of Socrates -currently located in the Central... Read full biography
Peruvian painter who was born in the region of Huancavelica in Salcabamba on August 1, 1856. Son of the Spanish Leocadio Hernandez and the Peruvian Basilia Morillo, his parents moved to Lima when he was 4 years old, Hernandez, was precocious in his artistic education, beginning at the age of 14 in the workshop of Leonardo Barbieri. The Italian was a great promoter of the arts in Lima, organizing the first "National Painting Exhibition" with a large group exhibition of Peruvian art in 1861. After the failure of the national exhibitions, Barbieri returned to his homeland and it was then when our painter became a teacher at the aforementioned school. Around 1872 he painted the work The Death of Socrates -currently located in the Central Reserve Bank of Peru- which earned him a scholarship to Europe. He arrived in Paris in 1873 where, after some time, his compatriot Ignacio Merino a... Read full biography
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