Josep Renau Berenguer ( Spanish: Josep Renau Berenguer , 1907 , Valencia , Spain - October 11, 1982 , Berlin , East Germany ) - Spanish revolutionary , artist , muralist , photographer . Founder of the Union of Proletarian Writers and Artists .
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| Josep Renau Berenguer | |
| Date of Birth | 1907 |
| Place of Birth | Valencia , Spain |
| Date of death | October 11, 1982 |
| Place of death | Berlin , East Germany |
| Citizenship |  Spain |
| Occupation | , , , |
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Biography
Short Biography
During the war, Renau served as director of the Prado Museum [1] . After the defeat of the republic, Joseph Renau lived in immigration in France , Mexico (he worked with David Alfaro Siqueiros ), East Germany . In 1976 , he returned to Spain and in 1982 died at the age of 75.
Role in Art
Salvage of the Prado Museum
During the Spanish Civil War, Josep Renau was Director General of the Office of Fine Arts [1] . According to his stories, the paintings were saved by the personnel he led from possible destruction during the battles for Madrid with great caution: they were taken from Madrid to Valencia by truck, always only at night, on secondary, often country roads and at a speed not exceeding 15 kilometers per hour [1] .
It was Josep Renau, as the general director of the Prado Museum, who ordered Pablo Picasso a painting for the Spanish pavilion at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937 , thus becoming the one who created the famous painting “ Guernica ” [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Madrid Inquiries. Prado. Museum thefts (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 4, 2009. Archived September 4, 2013.