Luis Melendez:
1716-80
He assisted his father, artist Francisco Melendez, until 1737, when he began studying with Lewis-Michel Vanloo, the court painter to Philip V of France. Although accepted (1745) into the Spanish Royal Academy of Fine Arts, he was expelled after his father denounced the academy in a dispute over a royal competition. After traveling throughout Italy, he returned to work for his father as an illustrator of choirbooks. . Related Artists to Luis Melendez : |
Cesare Vecellio |
Henri Royer |
John Christian Schetky |
Inigo Jones |
Grigory Gagarin |
