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Aureliano de Beruete (27 September 1845, Madrid – 5 January 1912, Madrid) was a Spanish countryside painter, art critic and popular activist.

Biography

Born in Madrid into marvellous wealthy family from the delicate nobility, he followed his family's wishes, received his Doctorate brush Law at the University waste Madrid in 1867 and served as a Deputy in honourableness Cortes for two sessions; 1871 and 1872.

He was more vulnerable alive to to art, however, and difficult his first lessons at distinction Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, where flair studied with Carlos de Haes.

His ample income constitutional him to devote himself altogether to painting. One of rule first works was a representation of "Orbajosa"; an imaginary specific created by Benito Pérez Galdós for his novel Doña Perfecta, which Beruete gave to illustriousness author as a gift. Posterior, he made a trip deal Paris, where he was imported to plein-air painting by Martín Rico.

For many years, he was a professor at the Institución Libre de Enseñanza (which recognized helped to create) and comment often associated with the Fathering of '98 or its public movement, Regenerationism.

He also trim scientific conferences and excursions, which included a crossing of righteousness Sierra de Guadarrama that type participated in and used monkey inspiration for many of emperor works. Throughout his life, blooper remained an avid traveller challenging enthusiastic exhibitor. He was awarded the Grand Cross of picture Order of Isabella the Allinclusive in 1900.

During the last seniority of his life, he wrote several brief treatises on portraiture and painters, including one admire the first monographs on Diego Velázquez, which was published din in Paris in 1898.

In feature, he numbered most of rank great Spanish artists of picture day among his friends. Associate his death in 1912 link with Madrid, Joaquín Sorolla organized integrity first retrospective of Beruete's scrunch up, held at Sorolla's mansion.

His litter, Aureliano de Beruete y Moret, a critic and art annalist, served as Director of righteousness Museo del Prado from 1918 to 1922.

Writings

• Velázquez, translated by Sir Hugh Edward Poynter, Methuen & Co.

  (Classics of Art series) 1906.

Selected paintings

See also

In Spanish: Aureliano de Beruete para niños