Ramón Torres Méndez (1809 - 1885)

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Ramón Torres Méndez

Ramón Torres Méndez is a Colombian painter and graphic artist.

A self-taught artist, Méndez achieved great success as a master of miniature portraiture and a representative of the Costumbristo movement. His genre paintings present pictures of Colombian life, which document with documentary accuracy the characteristic types of ordinary people of the mid-19th century, their costumes, occupations and recreation. Méndez's series of drawings, "Customs of New Granada," was lithographed in Bogotá in 1851.

Date and place of birt:29 august 1809, Bogotá, Colombia
Date and place of death:16 december 1885, Bogotá, Colombia
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Miniaturist, Painter
Genre:Genre art, Portrait
Art style:Costumbrismo

Creators Costumbrismo

Fernando Tirado (1862 - 1907)
Fernando Tirado
1862 - 1907
Manuel Garcia-Rodriguez (1863 - 1925)
Manuel Garcia-Rodriguez
1863 - 1925
José Villegas Cordero (1844 - 1921)
José Villegas Cordero
1844 - 1921
Prilidiano Pueyrredon (1823 - 1870)
Prilidiano Pueyrredon
1823 - 1870
Carlos Morel (1813 - 1894)
Carlos Morel
1813 - 1894