Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez
Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez was a Spanish writer on art.Biography
Bermúdez was born in Gijón, Asturias. He founded an art academy at Seville, and was given responsibility to order the Archivo General de Indias or the repository of documents relating to the Colonies. He later made secretary of the Council for Indian Affairs in Madrid, a post later lost. He put himself in the service of the statesman and author Jovellanos and wrote his master's biography; Jovellanos then helped pay for his artistic studies and placed him in a government position. He is best known as the author of the Diccionario Historico, a biographical dictionary of the principal artists of Spain. He was also a friend of Goya.Works
- Diccionario historico de los mas ilustres profesores de las Bellas Artes de Espana
- Descripcion artistica de la catedral de Sevilla
- Carta sobre el estilo y gusto en la pintura de la escuela sevillana
- Memorias para la vita del G. M. de Jovellanos
- Dialogo sobre el arte de la pintura
- Noticias de los arquitectos y arquitectura de Espana
- Sumario de las antiguedades romanas, que hay en Espana
Internet
- Arte Espanol: Proyecto Diccionario Cean Bermudez. 2006. http://www.ceanbermudez.es
