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Leonardo Alenza

Spanish, 1807–1845

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Leonardo Alenza was a Spanish painter and printmaker active in the early 19th century. Known for satirical and genre scenes rendered in oil and lithography, his work often critiqued social and political conditions of Restoration Spain with dark humor and psychological acuity. He died in Madrid at age 38, leaving a relatively small but influential body of work that anticipated later developments in Spanish social realism.

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Artworks (7)

The Last Song (El aria final)

1807 · Pen and dark brown ink; composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides

7-1/4 x 5-1/8 in. (18.4 x 13.0 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Long Live the Chains! (Vivan las caenas [cadenas])

1807 · Pen and dark brown ink; composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides

7-1/8 x 5-3/8 in. (18.1 x 13.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

He Looks and Doesn't Recognize Himself (Se mira y no se ve)

1807 · Pen and dark brown ink with traces of black chalk; outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides

7-5/16 x 5-1/8 in. (18.6 x 13.0 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

It's Raining Elves (Llueven duendes)

1807 · Pen and dark brown ink, reinforced with brush and dark brown ink; composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides

6-15/16 x 5 in. (17.6 x 12.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Greed Breaks the Bag (La codicia rompe el saco)

1807 · Pen and dark brown ink; outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides

7-5/16 x 5-1/8 in. (18.6 x 13.0 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lost Labor (Trabajo perdido)

1807 · Pen and dark brown ink; composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides

7-1/4 x 5-3/16 in. (18.4 x 13.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

They Strut About Elegantly (Lindamente se pavonean)

1807 · Pen and dark brown ink with brush over traces of black graphite

7-3/8 x 5-5/16 in. (18.7 x 13.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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