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Julio Romero de Torres
was a Spanish painter.
He was born and died in Cerdoba, Spain, where he lived most of his life. His father was the famous painter Rafael Romero Barros and his mother was Rosario de Torres Delgado. Julio learned about art from his father who was the director, curator and founder of Cerdoba's Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes and an impressionist painter. He took an interest in art at a young age and started studying at the School of Fine Arts when he was 10. He went to Madrid to work and study in 1906. He also traveled all over Europe to study and he picked up a symbolist style, for which he is best known. A museum dedicated to the work of de Torres is situated at Plaza del Potro 1 Cordoba 14002.
He spent most of his life living in Cerdoba and Madrid and both places had influences on his paintings. He combined many different styles when he painted because he had many different influences including realism, which was a popular style at that time and impressionism, which he picked up from living in Cerdoba and from his father. While in Cerdoba he became part of the late 19th century intellectual movement that was based on the Royal Academy of Science, Arts and Literature. Julio Romero also won many awards in his lifetime. In 1895 he won an honorable mention at the National Exhibition and later won third place in 1899 and 1904.
El Retablo del Amor by Julio Romero de Torres, painted in 1910.In 1914 he relocates to Madrid, where he makes contact with the intellectual and artistic environment of the time together with his brother Enrique. He became a regular at the cafe Nuevo Levante and his paintings began to reflect the philosophical currents of the times, represented by such writers of the times as Ramen del Valle-Inclen and Ruben Dareo. When the war broke out in 1914 Julio Romero fought for the allies as a pilot
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Feria de Cordoba
Date 1899-1900
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 72 x 48 cm (28.3 x 18.9 in)
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Painting ID:: 85805
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Feria_de_Cordoba
Date 1899-1900
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 72 x 48 cm (28.3 x 18.9 in)
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Feria de Cordoba
1899-1900
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 72 x 48 cm (28.3 x 18.9 in)
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Painting ID:: 89987
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Feria_de_Cordoba
1899-1900
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 72 x 48 cm (28.3 x 18.9 in)
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The girl from Cordoba
Oil on canvas.
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Painting ID:: 90383
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The_girl_from_Cordoba
Oil on canvas.
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Los celos
1885(1885)
Medium Oil and tempera on panel.
Dimensions 96 x 96 cm (37.8 x 37.8 in)
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Painting ID:: 93796
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Los_celos
1885(1885)
Medium Oil and tempera on panel.
Dimensions 96 x 96 cm (37.8 x 37.8 in)
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Seifenblasende Kinder
1906(1906)
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 21 x 27 cm
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Painting ID:: 96579
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Seifenblasende_Kinder
1906(1906)
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 21 x 27 cm
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Julio_Romero_de_Torres
was a Spanish painter.
He was born and died in Cerdoba, Spain, where he lived most of his life. His father was the famous painter Rafael Romero Barros and his mother was Rosario de Torres Delgado. Julio learned about art from his father who was the director, curator and founder of Cerdoba's Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes and an impressionist painter. He took an interest in art at a young age and started studying at the School of Fine Arts when he was 10. He went to Madrid to work and study in 1906. He also traveled all over Europe to study and he picked up a symbolist style, for which he is best known. A museum dedicated to the work of de Torres is situated at Plaza del Potro 1 Cordoba 14002.
He spent most of his life living in Cerdoba and Madrid and both places had influences on his paintings. He combined many different styles when he painted because he had many different influences including realism, which was a popular style at that time and impressionism, which he picked up from living in Cerdoba and from his father. While in Cerdoba he became part of the late 19th century intellectual movement that was based on the Royal Academy of Science, Arts and Literature. Julio Romero also won many awards in his lifetime. In 1895 he won an honorable mention at the National Exhibition and later won third place in 1899 and 1904.
El Retablo del Amor by Julio Romero de Torres, painted in 1910.In 1914 he relocates to Madrid, where he makes contact with the intellectual and artistic environment of the time together with his brother Enrique. He became a regular at the cafe Nuevo Levante and his paintings began to reflect the philosophical currents of the times, represented by such writers of the times as Ramen del Valle-Inclen and Ruben Dareo. When the war broke out in 1914 Julio Romero fought for the allies as a pilot
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