Arturo Michelena

Arturo Michelena
Francisco Arturo Michelena Castillo
Born
Francisco Arturo Michelena Castillo

(1863-06-16)June 16, 1863
DiedJuly 29, 1898(1898-07-29) (aged 35)
Caracas, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
EducationAcadémie Julian, Paris
Known forHistorical painting, genre scenes, portraiture
Notable workThe Sick Child (1887), Charlotte Corday on the way to the scaffold (1889), Vuelvan Caras (c. 1890)
StyleAcademic art, historical realism
Movement19th-century Venezuelan art
SpouseLastenia Tello Mendoza
Parents
  • Juan Antonio Michelena (father)
  • Socorro Castillo (mother)
AwardsSilver Medal, Great Exhibition of the Centennial of the Birth of Simón Bolívar (1883), Gold Medal, Salon de Paris (second class) (1887), Gold Medal, Exposition Universelle (1889)

Francisco Arturo Michelena Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾˈtuɾo mitʃeˈlena]; 16 June 1863  – 29 July 1898) was a Venezuelan painter known for his historical and genre scenes and portraits.