Francisco Antonio Cano Cardona, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francisco Antonio Cano Cardona

Colombian artist

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1865

Place of Birth: Yarumal, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Date of Death: 11-May-1935

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Francisco Antonio Cano (November 24, 1865 - May 10, 1935) was a Colombian painter, sculptor, writer, and engraver from Antioquia who is famous for his works in which he portrays the cultural identity of the country and region.
One of his best known works is Horizons, which depicts the beginning of the colonization of Antioquia (1913) that took place during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
In his later years he was also a professor and late director of the School of Fine Arts in Bogotá.
He was also a mentor to other famous Colombian artists, such as Pedro Nel Gomez and Marco Tobon Mejia.