Modesto González

Modesto González (fl. 1865–1908) was an Argentine painter known for his paintings of the Paraguayan War.

González served in the Argentine army during the 1860s, participating in several battles during the War of the Triple Alliance phase of the Paraguayan War. González tended to focus on individual soldiers, paying particular attention to the details of their uniforms and the ethnic diversity of the individuals.[1] However, he also painted some larger battle scenes, with a focus on heroic actions of Argentine officers, including moments from the Battles of Boquerón, Tuyutí, Piribebuy, and Acosta Ñu.[2][3] He was acquaninted with José Ignacio Garmendia and his circle of artists contributing to the Álbum de la Guerra del Paraguay series. Although González is uncredited in the series, some of the paintings attributed to Garmendia are possibly copies of González's work or misattributed.[4] In 1922, in his survey of Argentinian artists, José María Lozano Mouján praised González for his depiction of soldiers and historical accuracy.[5]

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  1. "González, Modesto". Arte de la Argentina. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  2. Amigo, Roberto (2009). "Imágenes en guerra: La Guerra del Paraguay y las tradiciones visuales en el Río de la Plata" [Images at War: The Paraguayan War and Visual Traditions in the Río de la Plata]. Nuevo Mundo Mundos Nuevos. para. 4. doi:10.4000/nuevomundo.49702.
  3. Amigo, Roberto (2008). "Representar la Guerra Guasú: Cándido López, Adolf Methfessel, José I. Garmendia, Modesto González" [Representing the Great War: Cándido López, Adolf Methfessel, José I. Garmendia, Modesto González]. La épica y lo cotidiano. Imágenes de la Guerra Guasú. 1865–1870 [The Epic and the Everyday. Images of the Great War. 1865–1870] (in Spanish). Corrientes, Argentina: Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes "Dr. Juan Ramón Vidal".
  4. Amigo (2009), para. 30.
  5. "Museo expone obras sobre la Guerra de la Triple Alianza" [Museum exhibits works on the War of the Triple Alliance]. Ultima Hora (in Spanish). Asunción, Paraguay. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2023-05-20.


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