Julio Peris Brell was a painter who specialized in landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, with a style particularly sensitive to changes in light. He began his studies in Fine Arts in 1876, and in 1882 he was appointed secretary of the painters’ section of the Ateneu Científic, Literari i Artístic de Valencia. He completed his training two years later and decided to devote himself exclusively to painting, setting aside teaching. In 1886, he was named a full member of the Ateneu, and four years later he presented his first major work, “La fe del baptisme,” at the National Fine Arts Exhibition in Madrid. There he met the brothers Ricardo and Pío Baroja, with whom he would form a lasting friendship. Following the founding of the Cerc...