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1846 Almeria, Spain - 1905 Malaga. Known for: Portrait, figure and religious painting.
Joaquin Martininez de la Vega was born in Almeria and went to Malaga (Spain) in 1869. He studied in Madrid at the Royal Academy - San Fernando. He befriended Denis Belgrano and painted at the... Read full biography
Joaquin Martininez de la Vega was born in Almeria and went to Malaga (Spain) in 1869. He studied in Madrid at the Royal Academy - San Fernando. He befriended Denis Belgrano and painted at the Conservatorio Maria Cristina de Malaga and was commissioned to do several portraits. He later was moved to... Read full biography
Joaquin Martininez de la Vega was born in Almeria and went to Malaga (Spain) in 1869. He studied in Madrid at the Royal Academy - San Fernando. He befriended Denis Belgrano and painted at the Conservatorio Maria Cristina de Malaga and was commissioned to do several portraits. He later was moved to do religious paintings such as the Cabezza de Cristo, "That Man" (English translation) and other representative religious works. He also was a close friend of and teacher of Picasso, George Braque,... Read full biography
Joaquin Martininez de la Vega was born in Almeria and went to Malaga (Spain) in 1869. He studied in Madrid at the Royal Academy - San Fernando. He befriended Denis Belgrano and painted at the Conservatorio Maria Cristina de Malaga and was commissioned to do several portraits. He later was moved to do religious paintings such as the Cabezza de Cristo, "That Man" (English translation) and other representative religious works. He also was a close friend of and teacher of Picasso, George Braque, Antonio Munoz Degrain, Jose Moreno Carbonero and other Spanish artists of that period. He died in 1905. Submitted by LTC Jack V Cowan, USA (Ret), Docent, Picasso Exhibit, A & M University - San Antonio, Texas... Read full biography
Joaquin Martininez de la Vega was born in Almeria and went to Malaga (Spain) in 1869. He studied in Madrid at the Royal Academy - San Fernando. He befriended Denis Belgrano and painted at the Conservatorio Maria Cristina de Malaga and was commissioned to do several portraits. He later was moved to do religious paintings such as the Cabezza de Cristo, "That Man" (English translation) and other representative religious works. He also was a close friend of and teacher of Picasso, George Braque, Antonio Munoz Degrain, Jose Moreno Carbonero and other Spanish artists of that period. He died in 1905. Submitted by LTC Jack V Cowan, USA (Ret), Docent, Picasso Exhibit, A & M University - San Antonio, Texas
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JoaquÃn MartÃnez de la Vega
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Joaquin Martininez de la Vega was born in Almeria and went to Malaga (Spain) in 1869. He studied in Madrid at the Royal Academy - San Fernando. He befriended Denis Belgrano and painted at the Conservatorio Maria Cristina de Malaga and was commissioned to do several portraits.
He later was moved to do religious paintings such as the Cabezza de Cristo, "That Man" (English translation) and other representative religious works.
He also was a close friend of and teacher of Picasso, George Braque, Antonio Munoz Degrain, Jose Moreno Carbonero and other Spanish artists of that period.
He died in 1905.
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