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Mariano Fortuny (painter)

Catalan painter

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 Fortuny

Self portrait by Marià Fortuny (1863–73)

Born

Marià Fortuny i Marsal


(1838-06-11)June 11, 1838

Reus, Catalonia, Spain

DiedNovember 21, 1874(1874-11-21) (aged 36)

Rome

NationalitySpanish
EducationAcademy of Barcelona (La Llotja school of art); Academia Gigi, Rome
Known forPainting
MovementRomanticism; Orientalist
SpouseCecelia de Madrazo y Garreta

Marià Fortuny i Marsal (June 11, 1838 – November 21, 1874), known more simply as Marià Fortuny, was the leading Catalan 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 g Mariano Fortuny Y Marsal | Biography, Art, Oil Paintings, The ... NER