Daniel Zuloaga
Daniel Zuloaga y Boneta (1852–1921) was a Spanish ceramist and painter who helped modernize art pottery in Spain. He came from an artistic family and learned metalworking from his father, Eusebio Zuloaga, and his brother-in-law Ignacio Suárez Llanos, before studying ceramics at the Sèvres school in France.
After returning to Spain, he joined the Royal Factory in La Moncloa and, with architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, worked on tile projects for Madrid landmarks. His first major commission was the tile decorations for the Exposición Nacional de Minería of 1883 at the Palacio de Velázquez. Zuloaga operated mainly from workshops in Madrid and Segovia, using ancient techniques and introducing coloured tiles that pictured Castilian rural life.
He and his brothers helped spread ceramic arts across Spain and he established a school to promote traditional techniques while embracing neo-Renaissance and modernist styles. In 1905 he bought the Church of San Juan de los Caballeros in Segovia and converted it into his workshop, with a design shop in the vestry and kilns in the nave. He died in Segovia in 1921 at the age of 71. His family included his father Eusebio, his half-brother Plácido who ran the family workshop, and his nephew Ignacio, a renowned painter. His works can be found throughout Spain and in other European countries, especially in churches and public buildings.
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