El pintor Bienvenido Brú: Contribuciones al estudio de su figura y de su obra en Navarra [The painter, Bienvenido Brú: contributions to the study of his life and his work in Navarre]

Abstract

This article takes a closer look at the life journey and artistic work of the schoolmaster and painter, Bienvenido Brú, born in Valencia and who settled in Pamplona from 1870 onwards. This artist worked as an art teacher at the Instituto Provincial (Provincial Secondary School) of Pamplona, at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios (School of Art and Trades) in that same city and at a private school. At the same time, he played an active role in the cultural and artistic movement of Navarre in the latter part of the nineteenth century, through commissions and different activities that we have tried to reflect in this work. He produced few artistic works, basically dedicated to portraits and religious painting, with...