Domingo Laporte
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| Born | October 19, 1855 Montevideo |
| Died | 1928 (aged 72–73) Montevideo |
| Known for | the first director of the National Museum of Fine Arts |
| Notable work | "Courtyard of the Palazzo della Signoria," "Autumn Twilight – Venice, Seen from the Lido," "Heavy Reading," "The Lagoon at Dawn – Venice," and "The Grand Canal, Seen from the Accademia Bridge – Venice" |
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Domingo Laporte (October 19, 1855 – 1928) was a Uruguayan painter and engraver who gained international recognition and became the first director of the National Museum of Fine Arts.
The son of Juanna Saparrat and Hipólito Laporte, he was educated in France and Italy. His teacher was the painter Giovanni Fattori, whose stepdaughter he married. He taught at the Arts and Trades School between 1879 and 1883. In 1889, the school sent him to Italy to recruit teachers for the institution, and at the same time, he was responsible for overseeing all students sent to study in Italy.[1] He returned from Italy in 1896 and, in addition to his work as a painter, he devoted himself to teaching painting and drawing.[2]
At the end of 1911, the National Museum of Fine Arts (now called the National Museum of Visual Arts) was established, and Laporte was appointed as its director. He held the position until his death in 1928 and was succeeded by Ernesto Laroche.[1]
