Leandro Izaguirre (February 13, 1867 in Mexico City – February 26, 1941 in Mexico City) was a Mexican painter, illustrator and teacher.

Leandro Izaguirre
Self-portrait by Izaguirre
Born(1867-02-13)February 13, 1867
DiedFebruary 26, 1941(1941-02-26) (aged 74)
Occupation(s)Painter
Illustrator
Known forPainting
Signature

He entered the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City in 1884. He is perhaps best known for his Torture of Cuauhtémoc (1892) which he would demonstrate a year later in Philadelphia and win an award for. The realist painting depicts the last Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc.

Izaguirre's Torture of Cuauhtémoc (1892)

For some years Izaguirre was a professor at the Academia, and had work commissioned in Europe (1904-6). He also worked as an illustrator for the magazine Mundo ilustrado.

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