Blas Benlliure - Artist Info

About Blas Benlliure

  • Biography

    Blas Benlliure y Gil (1852-1936), born in Valencia, was an outstanding artist who trained with his father, Juan Antonio Benlliure Tomás, and in the workshops of Domingo Marqués and González de Sepúlveda.

    Together with his brothers, José, Juan Antonio and Mariano, he lived a period in Rome. However, his career as a decorator and restorer developed mainly in Madrid and Bilbao, where he painted Franciscan scenes, still lifes and vases.

    Blas collaborated with his brothers on various artistic commissions and became curator and restorer of the prestigious Prado Museum.

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