Federico madrazo

Ricardo Federico de Madrazo y Garreta 7 February — 18 August 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. Ricardo Frederico de Madrazo y Garretta was born in Madrid [ 1 ] into a family of artists with a noble background.

The Madrazo family have been described as one of the most important painting dynasties, who literally dominated 19th-century painting in Spain.

Raimundo de madrazo y garreta

He and his brother, Raimundo, initially studied art with their father. The following year, Fortuny married his sister, Cecilia de Madrazo. He accompanied the Fortuny family to Toledo , then went with him to Rome, where he studied at the Accademia Chiggi. Later, he and his brother Raimundo would work in Fortuny's studio. He travelled to Morocco again following Fortuny's untimely death in After Fortuny's death, de Madrazo moved between Paris, Madrid and Tangiers ; living in Venice for a short time, marrying in and finally settling in Madrid in and using it as base to make annual trips to Paris and Venice.

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Cecilia de madrazo

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