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Known for
  
Sculpture, painting

Name
  
Bernardo Legarda

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Born
  
Circa 1700
Royal Audiencia of Quito

Movement
  
Quito School (Escuela Quitena)

Died
  
June 1, 1773, Royal Audiencia of Quito

BERNARDO DE LEGARDA


Bernardo de Legarda (ca. 1700—1 June 1773) was an Ecuadorian sculptor and painter who exemplified the Quito School movement.

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Biography

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Legarda was a mestizo artist and the one who best personified the art of sculpture in the capital of Quito during his period. His first artwork dated from 1731 when he restored an image of Saint Luke in the Church of Santo Domingo, after which he was much in demand. In 1732 he was commissioned to do a sculpture of the Immaculate Conception for the Church of San Francisco. This work, which became known as the Virgin of Quito (1734), met with great approval and countless copies and imitations were made throughout the Royal Audiencia of Quito (present day Ecuador and Colombia).

With regard to his activity with altarpieces, one must emphasize well-documented baroque features in his work such as the altarpiece of Mercy (1748–51), completed by his disciple named Gregorio, as well as the altarpiece Moderno del Carmen, which is attributed to his disciple and Legarda Jacinto Lopez.

Works

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  • Immaculate Conception of the Apocalypse ("Virgin of Quito"), 1734; altar of the Church of San Francisco in Quito
  • Inmaculada Concepcion de Popayan (Our Lady of the Assumption of Popayan), Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion (Cathedral of our Lady of the Assumption) in Popayan, Colombia
  • The back of the Tabernacle of the La Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus, Quito
  • The decoration of the half dome of the La Iglesia de El Sagrario, Quito.
  • The high altar reredos of La Iglesia de la Merced en Quito and the enclosure under the choir of La Iglesia de Santo Domingo in quito
  • Legarda created a series of Immaculate Conceptions ("Virgins of Quito") and Assumptions.
  • The first are of various sizes — large, medium and small — especially in Franciscan churches of Quito, such as San Francisco, Guapulo, Santa Clara (in the market in the center of the city) and la Concepcion.
  • Legarda, who was also skilled jeweler, did many figures for Nativities.

    • References

    Bernardo de Legarda Wikipedia
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