Francisco Manuel Oller y Cestero (June 17, 1833 – May 17, 1917), born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was a major Puerto Rican artist. Oller is considered as the only Latin American painter to play a role in the development of Impressionism. Jump to: navigation, search June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Bayam n (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ... Jump to: navigation, search Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. ... Jump to: navigation, search Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists who began publicly exhibiting their art in the 1860s. ...

Fransisco Oller

Oller was born the third of four children to Cayetano Juan Oller y Fromesta and María del Carmen Cestero Dávila. At age 11, he began his studies in art under Juan Cleto Noa, a painter who ran an art academy in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Oller demonstrated enormous talent at the time and was offered in 1848 to be sent to continue his studies in Rome by Gen. Juan Prim, Governor of Puerto Rico, but his mother felt he was too young. Fransisco Oller File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Fransisco Oller File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost... Jump to: navigation, search Joan Prim, Spanish general and statesman General Juan Prim, Marquis of los Castillejos, Count of Reus (December 12, 1814 – December 30, 1870), Spanish soldier and statesman, was the son of Lieut. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ...

At the age of 18, Oller moved to Madrid, Spain to study painting at the Royal Academy of San Fernando, under Federico de Madrazzo y Kuntz, director of the Prado Museum. This article is about the Spanish capital. ... The Museo del Prado is a world class museum and art gallery located in Madrid, Spain. ...

In 1858, Oller moved to Paris, France where he studied under Thomas Couture and where he enrolled to study art in the Louvre under the teachings of Gustave Courbet. During his free time, Oller found work as a baritone in some Italian operas and would frequently visit cafés were he would make the acquaintance of other fellow artists such as Picasso. Jump to: navigation, search 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Thomas Couture (December 21, 1815 – March 30, 1879) was an influential French history painter and teacher. ... Jump to: navigation, search I.M. Peis Louvre Pyramid: the entrance to the galleries lies below the glass pyramid The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre) in Paris, France, is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gustave Courbet (portrait by Nadar) Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet (June 10, 1819 – December 31, 1877) was a French painter. ... A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ...

In 1859, Oller was able to exhibit some of his artistic works along side with the likes of Bazille, Renoir, Monet,and Sisley. By 1865, Francisco Oller was known as the first Puerto Rican and Hispanic impressionist artist and in 1868 he became the founder of The Free Academy of Art of Puerto Rico. In 1884 he founded an art school for young talented ladies which was later to be known as "Universidad Nacional". In 1871, Spain honored Oller by naming him "Caballeros de la Orden de Carlos III" which means: "Knighthood of the Order of Carlos III" and a year later he became the official painter of the Royal Courts of Amadeo I. Oller developed an interest in bringing out the reality of Puerto Ricos landscape, its people and culture through his works of art. Oller's paintings can be found in museums worldwide, such as Louvre's in France. 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1865–1866. ... Jump to: navigation, search Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841 – December 3, 1919) was a French artist who painted in the impressionist style. ... Jump to: navigation, search Claude Monet Claude Monet also known as Oscar-Claude Monet or Claude Oscar Monet (November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926) was a French impressionist painter. ... Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garonne. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize U.S. citizens, permanent residents and illegal aliens whose ancestry hails either from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, or the original settlers of the traditionally Spanish-held Southwestern... Jump to: navigation, search 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search I.M. Peis Louvre Pyramid: the entrance to the galleries lies below the glass pyramid The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre) in Paris, France, is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ...

Francisco Oller died on May 17, 1917 in San Juan, Puerto Rico Jump to: navigation, search San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ...

The town of Cataño in Puerto Rico, named a high school after him and the City of New York renamed P.S.61 in the Bronx to P.S. Francisco Oller. There is also a Francisco Oller Library in the Escuela de Artes Plasticas (School of Plastic Arts) in San Juan. The Francisco Oller Museum where many artists, such as Tomas Batista, exhibit their work is located in the City of Bayamon,Puerto Rico and in Buffalo, New York there is a Fransico Oller and Diego Rivera Museum of Art. Cataño is a small city in northern Puerto Rico, and is one of the smallest towns in Puerto Rico as well as one of the youngest. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... Tomás Batista (born 1935, Luquillo, Puerto Rico) is considered to be Puerto Ricos greatest sculptor. ... Bayam n (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ... Jump to: navigation, search Aerial view of downtown Buffalo, New York Buffalo is an American city in western New York. ... Jump to: navigation, search Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), full name Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, was a Mexican painter and muralist, born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, of Jewish Converso heritage. ...

List of some of Oller's works

"El Velorio" (1893)"

• El pleito de la herencia(1854-1856)
• Retrato de Manuel Sicardó (1866-1868)
• Las lavanderas (1887-1888)
• La Escuela del Maestro Rafael Cordero (1890-1892)
• El Velorio (1893)
• Bodegón con piñas.

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See Also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans-Artists