María Estefanía Dávalos y Maldonado explained

María Estefanía Dávalos y Maldonado
Birth Date:5 January 1725
Birth Place:Chimborazo, Ecuador
Death Place:Quito, Ecuador
Movement:Quito School

María Estefanía Dávalos y Maldonado (January 5, 1725 in Chimborazo[1]Quito, c. 1801) was an Ecuadorian sculptor and painter. She was a part of the Quito School of the 18th century.

Her most famous work is La Virgen del Carmen, a sculpture located in a monastery in Ecuador. Her first known work is La conversión de San Pablo, which she painted around 1738.

Biography

Her parents were the general José Dávalos Sotomayor y Villagómez and Rosa Elena Maldonado Sotomayor.[2] She was born in the Chimborazo Province of Ecuador. Her sister was Magdalena Dávalos y Maldonado and she was the niece of Pedro Vicente Maldonado.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Contribuciones a la historia del arte en el Ecuador. 1950. Navarro. José Gabriel.
  2. Book: Publicación. 1960. Instituto Panamericano de Geografía e Historia.