Marià Fortuny
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In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Fortuny and the second or maternal family name is Marsal; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Marià Josep Maria Bernat Fortuny i Marsal (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾiˈa ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə βəɾˈnat fuɾˈtuɲ i məɾˈsal]; Spanish: Mariano José María Bernardo Fortuny y Marsal; June 11, 1838 – November 21, 1874), known more simply as Marià Fortuny or Mariano Fortuny, was the leading Spanish painter of his day, with an international reputation. His brief career encompassed works on a variety of subjects common in the art of the period, including the Romantic fascination with Orientalist themes, historicist genre painting, military painting of Spanish colonial expansion, as well as a prescient loosening of brush-stroke and color.
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Born | Marià Josep Maria Bernat Fortuny i Marsal (1838-06-11)June 11, 1838 |
Died | November 21, 1874(1874-11-21) (aged 36) Rome |
Nationality | Spanish |
Education | Academy of Barcelona (La Llotja school of art); Academia Gigi, Rome |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Romanticism; Orientalist |
Spouse | Cecelia de Madrazo y Garreta |
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