Ricardo de Madrazo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Madrazo and the second or maternal family name is Garreta.
Ricardo de Madrazo
Portrait by Ramón Cilla (1894)
Born
Ricardo Federico de Madrazo y Garreta

7 February 1852
Madrid, Spain
Died18 August 1917(1917-08-18) (aged 65)
Madrid
EducationReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando; Accademia Chigi, Rome
Known forPainter
MovementOrientalist

Ricardo Federico de Madrazo y Garreta (7 February 1852 – 18 August 1917) was a Spanish painter from the Madrazo family of artists, best known for his Orientalist works. He was also the brother-in-law of the great Spanish Orientalist, Mariano Fortuny, who would be a major influence on both his life and work.

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