page_title: Antonio María Reyna Manescau
section_title: Style and technique
hierarchical_section_title: Antonio María Reyna Manescau / Style and technique
context_page_description: Antonio María de la Concepción Reyna Manescau, variously cited as Antonio María Reyna Manescau or simply Antonio Reyna Manescau, was a Spanish painter that developed most of his career in Italy. Arguably a member of the Málaga School of Painting, he studied under Bernardo Ferrándiz and alongside Moreno Carbonero. He moved to Italy in his early 20s, where he was further influenced by Italian and Spanish expatriate artists, and where he lived for the rest of his life.
  After his first visit to Venice in 1885, he specialized in landscape painting. He is widely known for the preciosity of his Venetian vedutas, the importance he places in the accurate depiction of architectural detail and his mastery of color. Among his most important works are his numerous views of the Venetian canals and Piazza San Marco, the classical scene Floralia and Rancho Andaluz.
context_section_description: Reyna Manescau was primarily a landscape and veduta painter that devoted most of his production to the city of Venice. He excelled at the painting, in small dimensions, of such urban landscapes, repeating them in many occasions with minimal variations. His creations are noticed for his preciosity and the importance he places in the accurate depiction of architectural detail. In his painting he shows a great ability for drawing and an innate skill for composition, abundant richness of color and bold brushwork.
caption: Venetian Canal. Carmen Thyssen Museum, Málaga.
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