Eloy Palacios, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eloy Palacios

Venezuelan sculptor

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1847

Place of Birth: Maturín, Monagas, Venezuela

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1919

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

José Eloy Palacios, (June 25, 1847 - December 12, 1919), was a Venezuelan artist, sculptor and painter.
He was born in Maturín, Monagas, Venezuela.
He studied in Germany and returned to Venezuela in 1873.
After Antonio Guzmán Blanco was offended by a portrait that Palacios made of him, Palacios was exiled in Trinidad, Costa Rica and Germany.
Eloy Palacios died in Havana, Cuba on December 12, 1919.
The Escuela Técnica de Artes Plásticas Eloy Palacios was named in his honor.