Ricardo Acevedo Bernal
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| Ricardo Acevedo Bernal | |
|---|---|
 1917 self-portrait. | |
| Born |
May 4, 1867 Bogotá, Cundinamarca, United States of Colombia |
| Died |
April 7, 1930 (aged 62) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Field | Painting |
| Training |
Colombian School of Fine Arts Académie Julian |
| Movement | Impressionism |
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Acevedo and the second or maternal family name is Bernal.
Ricardo Acevedo Bernal (May 4, 1867 – April 7, 1930) was a Colombian painter and musician. He was director of the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, a professor of painting and was well known also for his portraits such as those of noblemen, including Antonio Narino and the first Colombian President Simon Bolivar. He was also a photographer and musical composer.
He studied in Paris and won a medal for an exhibition he gave in Bogota on the occasion of the centenary of independence. In his later years he served as a consul for Colombia in Italy, where he died in Rome in 1930.
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