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Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez
Painter

Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez

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Painting portraits and helping build art education in Colombia.

Huntress of the Andes · Painted likenesses

Born
20 May 1824
Birthplace
Texcoco de Mora
Died
4 April 1904

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Leonardo da VinciPainting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.Frida KahloPainting self-portraits about identity, pain and Mexican life.Vincent van GoghPainting The Starry Night and Sunflowers.

Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez

Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez was a Mexican painter whose travels and teaching connected artistic communities across the Americas.

Early life

Training

Studied at the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City.

Career

  1. 1848–1854

    Teaching

    Worked with the Literary Institute in Toluca.

  2. 1873

    Colombia

    Accepted Rafael Pombo’s invitation to Bogotá.

  3. 1886

    Art education

    Helped establish the National School of Fine Arts.

Selected work

Huntress of the Andes

A nude painting whose display attracted controversy.

Painted likenesses

Developed a career centred on portrait painting.

Beyond work

Legacy

A museum devoted to his work opened in Toluca in 1992.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Additional biographical source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Artistic portrait; Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez (1824-1904). Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.