NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA
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The National University of Colombia is an autonomous public university. It was established by law in 1867 by the Congress of the United States of Colombia. Its influence, size and research capacity make it the largest and most important university in the country. The university has the most prestigious academy of Colombia according to the QS World University Rankings.
Pedro Nel was born on July 4, 1889 in Anorí, Antioquia.
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Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo
Pedro Nel was born on July 4, 1889 in Anorí, Antioquia.
He was a Colombian engineer,
painter and sculptor, best known for his work as a muralist, and for starting, along with Santiago Martinez Delgado, the Colombian Muralist
Movement, inspired by the Mexican movement that
drew on nationalistic, social, and political messages as subjects.
Personal life
His parents were
Jesús Gómez González and María Luisa Agudelo Garcés.
He attended the Academia de Bellas
Artes de Medellín, where He completed his secondary studies in 1917. Later, Pedro Nel attended the College of Mines of Medellín where He graduated in Civil
Engineering in 1922.
In 1925, He traveled to Europe and
settled in Florence, Italy, where He assisted the Accademia di Belle Arti di
Firenze. While He was in Italy, met his future wife and mother of his eight children,
Florentine Giuliana Scalaberni.
In 1930, He returned to Colombia, and became
Director and professor of the Academia de Bellas Artes de Medellín.
