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

Ceferí Olivé i Cabré (1907 - 1995)
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Modest Urhel (1839 - 1919)
Modest Urhel
1839 - 1919
Giuseppe Recco (1634 - 1695)
Giuseppe Recco
1634 - 1695
Gaspar Kams (1874 - 1942)
Gaspar Kams
1874 - 1942
Antonio Santin (1978)
Antonio Santin
1978
Joaquin Dominguez Becker (1817 - 1879)
Joaquin Dominguez Becker
1817 - 1879
Jose Casado del Alisal (1832 - 1886)
Jose Casado del Alisal
1832 - 1886
Jorge José Castillo Casalderrey (1933)
Jorge José Castillo Casalderrey
1933
Manolo Valdés (1942)
Manolo Valdés
1942
Sergey Ivanovich (Serge) Charchoune (1888 - 1975)
Sergey Ivanovich (Serge) Charchoune
1888 - 1975
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (1841 - 1920)
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
1841 - 1920
Josep Maria Subirachs Sitjar (1927 - 2014)
Josep Maria Subirachs Sitjar
1927 - 2014
Salvador Viniegra (1862 - 1915)
Salvador Viniegra
1862 - 1915
Antoni Clavé (1913 - 2005)
Antoni Clavé
1913 - 2005
Manuel Garcia Hispaleto (1836 - 1898)
Manuel Garcia Hispaleto
1836 - 1898
Orazio Borgianni (1574 - 1616)
Orazio Borgianni
1574 - 1616

Creators Costumbrismo

Julius Köhnholz (1839 - 1925)
Julius Köhnholz
1839 - 1925
Henry Roderick Newman (1843 - 1917)
Henry Roderick Newman
1843 - 1917
Michal Gorstkin-Vyvyursky (1861 - 1926)
Michal Gorstkin-Vyvyursky
1861 - 1926
Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht (1842 - 1921)
Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht
1842 - 1921
Théodore Chassériau (1819 - 1856)
Théodore Chassériau
1819 - 1856
Narcisse Berchère (1819 - 1891)
Narcisse Berchère
1819 - 1891
Carl Haag (1820 - 1915)
Carl Haag
1820 - 1915
Francesco Peluso (1836 - 1916)
Francesco Peluso
1836 - 1916
Marcel Rene von Herrfeldt (1889 - 1965)
Marcel Rene von Herrfeldt
1889 - 1965
Germain Fabius Brest (1823 - 1900)
Germain Fabius Brest
1823 - 1900
Alf Bachmann (1863 - 1956)
Alf Bachmann
1863 - 1956
Tadeusz Aidukevich (1852 - 1916)
Tadeusz Aidukevich
1852 - 1916
 Jean-François Portaels (1818 - 1895)
Jean-François Portaels
1818 - 1895
Attilio Simonetti (1843 - 1925)
Attilio Simonetti
1843 - 1925
Erich Wolfsfeld (1884 - 1956)
Erich Wolfsfeld
1884 - 1956
Auguste Frédéric Dufaux II (1852 - 1943)
Auguste Frédéric Dufaux II
1852 - 1943
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