Félix Parra
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| A seated man with a white beard reads a book at the corner of a studio.
Félix Parra in his studio (early 20th century).
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| Born | Félix Parra Hernández[1] 17 November 1845 Valladolid (nowadays Morelia, Michoacán) |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Tacubaya (nowadays Mexico City) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Education | Academy of San Carlos |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Galileo at the University of Padua Demonstrating the New Astronomical Theories (1873), Fray Bernabé de las Casas (1875). |
| Patron(s) | Ramón de Lascuráin[2] |
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Félix Parra Hernández (17 November 1845 – 9 February 1919)[3] was a Mexican painter who worked as instructor of ornament drawing at the Academy of San Carlos. His works, and particularly his images of Indians, served as inspiration for muralists such as Diego Rivera[4] and José Clemente Orozco.[5]
Biography
Parra was born on 17 November 1845 in Valladolid (nowadays Morelia, Michoacán) and died on 9 February 1919 in Tacubaya.
Works
- Gallery
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Félix Parra - Galileo Demonstrating the New Astronomical Theories at the University of Padua - Google Art Project.jpg
Galileo en la Universidad de Padua demostrando las nuevas teorías astronómicas ("Galileo at the University of Padua Demonstrating the New Astronomical Theories", 1873).[3]
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Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (1875) exhibited at the Centennial International Exposition of Philadelphia in 1876.[3]
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Episodios de la Conquista: La matanza de Cholula ("Episodes of the Conquest [of Mexico]: The Massacre of Cholula", 1877).[3]
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Felix Parra Solos (1898).jpg
Solos ("Alone", 1898).
See also
Notes and references
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Félix Parra at the Google Cultural Institute
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