Aurelio Carretero

Aurelio Rodríguez Vicente Carretero (1863–1917), best known simply as Aurelio Carretero, was a Spanish sculptor.

Born in 1863 in Medina de Rioseco (province of Valladolid),[1] he studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de la Purísima Concepción [es] in Valladolid and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid.

[2] He spent a time in South America, where he became a renowned caricaturist.

[3] Some of his work include sculptures in public spaces such as Zorrilla (1899, Valladolid), Conde Ansúrez (1900, Valladolid), Andrés Torrejón (1908, Móstoles) and Campoamor (1912, Navia).

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