Mariano Fortuny (painter) facts for kids
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Marià José María Bernardo Fortuny y Carbó
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The battle of Tetuan by Marià Fortuny (1863-73), conserved at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in Barcelona.
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| Born | 11 June 1838 |
| Died | 21 November 1874 (aged 36) |
Marià José María Bernardo Fortuny y Carbó (June 11, 1838 - November 21, 1874), was a Spanish painter. His brief career encompass both the Romantic fascination with orientalist themes, but also moved towards a prescient loosening brush-stroke and color.
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Early life
He was born at Reus, a town near Taragon in the province of Catalonia in Spain. His father died when he was an infant, his mother by age 12, thus Mariano was raised by his grandfather, a cabinetmaker, raised him. His grandfather taught him to make wax figurines. At the age of 9, at a public competition in his town a local patron, Domingo Soberano, encouraged further study.
Education
At the age of 14 years he moved to Barcelona with his grandfather. A sculptor, Domingo Talarn, secured him a pension of to allow him to attend the Academy of Barcelona. There he studied for four years under Claudio Lorenzale, and in March of 1857 he gained a scholarship that entitled him to two years of studies in Rome starting in 1858. There he studied drawing and grand manner styles.
In 1859, he was called by the Spanish government to depict the campaigns of the Spanish-Moroccan War (1859)|Spanish-Moroccan War. The expedition lasted for only about six months, and he returned to Spain in the summer of 1860.
Images for kids
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Fortuny in 1867, by Federico de Madrazo
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Marià Fortuny's Studio, a painting by his friend and brother-in-law, Ricardo de Madrazo
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The Print Collector, 1863
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Chicken Coop, c. 1864
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Bullfight. Wounded Picador, c. 1867
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The Tapestry Seller, 1870
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Moroccan Horseshoer, c. 1870
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The Slaying of the Abencerrages, c. 1870
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Night Watch, etching and aquatint, c. 1863–1865
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Idyll, etching, 1865
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African Beach, watercolor, c. 1867
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Paisatge de Portici, watercolor and gouache, 1874
See also
In Spanish: Mariano Fortuny para niños
