Eloy Palacios
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| Born | Eloy Palacios Cabello June 25, 1847 |
| Died | December 12, 1919 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Eloy Palacios Cabello (June 25, 1847 - December 12, 1919), was a Venezuelan artist, sculptor.[1]
He was born in Maturín, Monagas, Venezuela[1] to Félix Palacios and Margarita Cabello.[2] He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Munich. He returned to Caracas in 1873. After Antonio Guzmán Blanco was offended by a commissioned portrait that Palacios made of him, Palacios was exiled in 1874 to Trinidad, Costa Rica and Germany. Eloy Palacios died in Havana, Cuba on December 12, 1919.[1] The Escuela Técnica de Artes Plásticas Eloy Palacios was named in his honor.
Important works
- Statue of José María Vargas, Vargas Hospital, Caracas.
- Monument to José Félix Ribas, La Victoria.
- Statue of Simón Bolívar, Plaza Bolívar, Maracaibo (copia de una realizada previamente para la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias, en Colombia)
- Statue of José Antonio Páez, Plaza Páez, Caracas.
- Monument to La India, sector Paraiso, Caracas.
- Monumento to Jesús Jiménez Zamora (Cartago, Costa Rica) Guillermo Brenes Tencio
- Statue to Luisa Otoya de Amerling (San José, Cementerio General, Costa Rica)
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References
- ^ a b c "Un escultor venezolano en la Costa Rica finisecular: Eloy Palacios Cabello • Semanario Universidad". semanariouniversidad.com (in Spanish). 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Palacios, Eloy | Fundación Empresas Polar". bibliofep.fundacionempresaspolar.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-04.