José Villegas Cordero (1844 - 1921)

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José Villegas Cordero

José Villegas Cordero was a Spanish painter, master of costume and genre scenes, who directed the Prado Museum from 1901 to 1918.

He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Seville and became known as a talented genre painter, noting interesting domestic scenes and accurately portraying the characters. Domestic painting at that time was very popular with the public. The artist also deals with the themes of the East, with great skill drawing pictures from sketches he made on a trip to Morocco.

In 1898 Villegas Cordero was appointed director of the Spanish Academy in Rome, and in 1901 he was appointed director of the Museo del Prado, the same museum that had once copied Velázquez's paintings himself while studying his art.

Date and place of birt:26 august 1844, Sevilla, Spain
Date and place of death:9 november 1921, Madrid, Spain
Nationality:Spain
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art school / group:Spanish School
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Portrait, Religious genre, Self-portrait
Art style:Costumbrismo, Orientalism

Creators Spain

Juan de Valdés Leal (1622 - 1690)
Juan de Valdés Leal
1622 - 1690
Cristina Iglesias (1956)
Cristina Iglesias
1956
Jorge Ingles (1420 - 1500)
Jorge Ingles
1420 - 1500
Manuel Garcia-Rodriguez (1863 - 1925)
Manuel Garcia-Rodriguez
1863 - 1925
El Greco (1541 - 1614)
El Greco
1541 - 1614
Juan Antonio de Frias y Escalante (1633 - 1669)
Juan Antonio de Frias y Escalante
1633 - 1669
Wilhelm Auberlen (1860 - 1948)
Wilhelm Auberlen
1860 - 1948
Jose Antolines (1635 - 1676)
Jose Antolines
1635 - 1676
Fran Bull (1938)
Fran Bull
1938
Ramon Casas (1866 - 1932)
Ramon Casas
1866 - 1932
Francisco Farreras (1927 - 2021)
Francisco Farreras
1927 - 2021
José de Madrazo y Agudo (1781 - 1859)
José de Madrazo y Agudo
1781 - 1859
Gustavo Peñalver Vico (1939)
Gustavo Peñalver Vico
1939
Juan Garcia Ripolles (1932)
Juan Garcia Ripolles
1932
Carlos Alonso Perez (1881 - 1914)
Carlos Alonso Perez
1881 - 1914
Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa (1871 - 1959)
Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa
1871 - 1959

Creators Costumbrismo

Ivan Semyonovich Kazakov (1873 - 1935)
Ivan Semyonovich Kazakov
1873 - 1935
Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky (1757 - 1825)
Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky
1757 - 1825
Joseph Brunner (1826 - 1893)
Joseph Brunner
1826 - 1893
Germain Fabius Brest (1823 - 1900)
Germain Fabius Brest
1823 - 1900
Johann Hermann Kretzschmer (1811 - 1890)
Johann Hermann Kretzschmer
1811 - 1890
Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner (1808 - 1894)
Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner
1808 - 1894
Theodoros Vryzakis (1814 - 1878)
Theodoros Vryzakis
1814 - 1878
Victor Lagye (1825 - 1896)
Victor Lagye
1825 - 1896
Carl Newman (1858 - 1932)
Carl Newman
1858 - 1932
Franz Quallio (1844 - 1920)
Franz Quallio
1844 - 1920
Hilda Rix Nicholas (1884 - 1961)
Hilda Rix Nicholas
1884 - 1961
Jan Styka (1858 - 1925)
Jan Styka
1858 - 1925
Raja Ravi Varma (1848 - 1906)
Raja Ravi Varma
1848 - 1906
Jacobus van Looy (1855 - 1930)
Jacobus van Looy
1855 - 1930
Curt Grolig (1805 - 1862)
Curt Grolig
1805 - 1862
Edmond Hédouin (1820 - 1889)
Edmond Hédouin
1820 - 1889
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