路易斯·梅伦德斯埃吉迪奥德里维拉DurazoŸ圣神父出生在那不勒斯在1716年弗朗西斯梅伦德斯德·里维拉·迪亚兹（1682- 1758后），玛丽亚·约瑟法·DurazoŸ城主帕德里Barrille。梅伦德斯的父亲，从微雕画家奥维耶多，搬到了马德里，在追求艺术的指令他的哥哥，在人像画家米格尔·哈辛托梅伦德斯（1679年至1734年）。

而米格尔留在马德里学习，成为宫廷画家西班牙的菲利普五世，弗朗西斯离开意大利于1699年，以寻求更大的艺术曝光。弗朗西斯在访问意大利院校采取了特殊的兴趣，并在那不勒斯定居在那里，他结婚了。梅伦德斯才一岁多的时候他的父亲，谁曾在西班牙驻军士兵和国外生活了近二十年，回到马德里与家人。梅伦德斯，他的哥哥何塞阿古斯丁和安娜，他的一个姐妹，开始了他们的父亲，谁被任命为袖珍国王的画家在1725年师从自己的职业生涯

经过几年的“画中的珠宝和手镯王室画像作为礼物特使和大使”，他进入车间路易·米歇尔面包车噜（1707年至1771年），谁已经取得了五菲利普皇家画家之间的1737个法国人和1742，梅伦德斯只是担任一个专门用于复制王室肖像凡洛欧的原型为国内和海外市场的队伍艺术家中的一部分，但有在宫中站稳了脚跟。他曾在一个杰出的职业生涯作为宫廷画家他的艺术景点。

当皇家圣费尔南多美术学院于1744年被暂时成立，弗朗西斯科被任命为绘画部分的名誉主任，梅伦德斯是第一个学生被录取，他在绘画中取得优异成绩。该学院是逐渐，它不仅可以忍受，但也鼓励“小”流派，including 静物。

在这个时候，他已经是一个多才多艺的画家，通过在卢浮宫在1747年签下了自己的自画像作为证明。然而，一个小争吵破坏了这个机会; 旧金山公开攻击学院的主任，并声称为自己的作为创始人的荣誉。他梅伦德斯亲自将炎性材料学院。弗朗西斯科被解除教职和梅伦德斯正式从学院的1748年与他的父亲6月15日被驱逐，梅伦德斯的专业地位岌岌可危。杨和自以为是，不支持学院和他岌岌可危的声誉，他决定去意大利得到新的机会，他在那里停留，直到1752年他留在罗马和那不勒斯寻求其他职业机会。在那里，他做了一些画，现在失去了，对西班牙的查尔斯三世，谁当时那不勒斯国王。

在发生火灾后，城堡的马德里在照明合唱团书1753销毁得分，弗朗西斯科哄着他37岁的儿子回到西班牙，帮助绘制新的缩影。虽然最终梅伦德斯执行静物的比分为王室，他没有固定的正式委任为王。

梅伦德斯制定了马德里，最初画的对象数组。1760年梅伦德斯的请愿书宫廷画家的地位被拒绝，尽管他早期作品的口径。他画一些宗教作品，但开始专业静物1760年，装饰风格，可以不委托生产，并因此对艺术家不赚钱的皇家光顾或学院的支持之后。与1759和1772年，他创建了至少44静物属于自然历史的私人博物馆阿斯图里亚斯王子，谁后来成为国王西班牙查理四世。[3]这些作品今天39是在中普拉多博物馆，这是罕见的西班牙之外他的工作。

尽管他的天赋，梅伦德斯生活在贫困中的大多数他的生活，并于1772年在写给国王他宣称他只拥有他的铅笔。赏识他的时候，当他在马德里1780年去世，他是贫困。

Lewis Melendez Dior Vera Durazo edge Delhi y St. priest was born in Naples in 1716 Francis Melendezd Rivera Diaz (1682- 1758), Maria and josefa Durazo y Santo Padre Barrille. Melendez's father, the miniature painter of Oviedo, [1] moved to Madrid, in pursuit of the art of instruction of his brother, in the portrait painter Miguel Jacintomelendez (1679 to 1734). [2]
Miguel stay in Madrid study, Spain became the court painter Philip V, Francis left Italy on 1699, to seek greater artistic exposure. Francis took a special interest in visiting Italy college and settled in Naples where he got married. [2] Melendez was only a year old when his father, who had been stationed in the Spanish soldiers and lived abroad for nearly twenty years, returned to Madrid with his family. Melendez and his brother Jose agustien and Anna, one of his sisters started their father, who was appointed King's painter from his pocket occupation career [1] in 1725
After several years of "jewelry and bracelet painting portraits of the royal family as a gift special envoy and ambassador", he entered the workshop of Louis Michel van loo (1707 to 1771), who has made 1737 French royal painter Philip between five and 1742, Melendez only shares a part of any special for copying portraits Fanluoou prototype for the domestic and overseas market team of artists, but have a foothold in the palace. He worked as a court painter for his artistic career in an outstanding career.
When the Royal San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts was founded in 1744, Francesco was appointed honorary director of the painting section, and Melendez was the first student to be admitted, and he achieved excellent results in painting. The college is gradually, it not only can endure, but also encourage the "small" genre, still life including.
At this time, he was already a versatile painter, as evidenced by his self portrait in Le Louvre Museum in 1747. However, a small brawl broke the opportunity; the director of the San Francisco open attack academy, and claimed to be the founder of his honor. He personally Melendez Institute of inflammatory materials. Francesco was dismissed from office and Melendez officially from the Academy in 1748 with his father was expelled in June 15th, the professional status of the precarious position of the United States in the year of. Yang and self righteous, did not support the academy and his reputation as a threat, he decided to go to Italy to get a new opportunity, where he stayed until 1752, he stayed in Rome and Naples to seek other career opportunities. There, he made some paintings, now lost to Charles Sans of Spain, [1] who was king of Naples at that time.In the event of a fire after the destruction of the castle in the 1753 book of the illuminated Choir book, Francesco coaxed his son of the age of 37 back to Spain to help draw a new miniature. Although the final Melendez score was still the royal family, he did not formally appointed king fixed.
Melendez developed Madrid, originally painted with an array of objects. In 1760 Melendez's petition for the status of the court painter was rejected, despite the caliber of his early works. He painted some religious works, but still began professional 1760, decorative style, can not entrust the production, and therefore the artists do not make money or royal patronage support after school. Between 1759 and 1772, he created at least 44 still belongs to the natural history museum of Asturias private prince, who later became king Charlie IV of spain. [3] 39 of these works today are in the middle of Prado Museum, which is rare outside Spain for his work.
Despite his genius, Melendez lived most of his life in poverty, and in 1772 he wrote to the king that he had only his pencil. To appreciate him when he died in Madrid in 1780, he was poor.