Leandro Izaguirre Explained

Leandro Izaguirre (February 13, 1867 in Mexico City  - February 26, 1941 in Mexico City) was a Mexican painter, illustrator and teacher.

Birth Date:13 February 1867
Birth Place:Mexico City
Death Place:Mexico City
Occupation:Painter
Illustrator
Known For:Painting
Signature:Firma de Leandro Izaguirre.jpg

He entered the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City in 1884. He is perhaps best known for his Torture of Cuauhtémoc (1892) which he would demonstrate a year later in Philadelphia and win an award for. The realist painting depicts the last Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc.For some years Izaguirre was a professor at the Academia, and had work commissioned in Europe (1904-6). He also worked as an illustrator for the magazine Mundo ilustrado.

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