He was the son of Rafael Romero Barros, a painter who served as Director of the Fine Arts Museum of Córdoba. When he was only ten, he began his apprenticeship with his father at the School Of Fine Arts. His first known works, Head of an Arab and On Horseback, date from 1889. Two years later, he was providing illustrations for the Diario de Córdoba [es].
Monument to Romero in Córdoba (1940), by Juan Cristóbal González [es]
In 1895, he had his first showing; at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, where he received honorable mention. Although he attempted to win a scholarship to the Academia de España en Roma [es], in 1897, he was unsuccessful. The following year, his brother Rafael died, aged only thirty-three. He also participated in the 1899 National Exhibition; being awarded a third-class medal. It was then that he began teaching at the art school, and married Francisca Pellicer López, who was also from a family of artists. He was named a Professor at the school in 1903.
During these years, he also travelled extensively, visiting Italy, France, England and the Low Countries. At the National Exhibition of 1906, his entry, Nurseries of Love (depicting prostitution), was rejected for being immoral, but received more attention from the public than the winning entries. At the Exhibition of 1908, he was awarded a first-class medal for his Gypsy Muse. In 1912, his work went unrecognized again, but his admirers presented him with his own gold medal, sculpted by Julio Antonio. After being snubbed at the Exhibition of 1915, he stopped participating, but chose to settle in Madrid. In 1916, he became a Professor of "Antique Drawing and Clothing" at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
He strove to represent the Academia at numerous international exhibitions, but his greatest success came in 1922, when he went to Buenos Aires with his brother Enrique, to open a showing at the Witcomb Gallery. His presentation included a catalog written by the famous author, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, and was a resounding success. Shortly after, he was elected a full member of the Real Academia, and the academy in Córdoba.
By 1928, his health was visibly declining and his doctors advised him to take a long rest. Exhausted from overwork and liver disease, he returned to his hometown in 1930, to recuperate, but continued to work. He left two paintings unfinished when he died, at the age of fifty-five. Much of the city turned out to mourn.
Selected paintings
See also: es:Anexo:Cuadros de Julio Romero de Torres
Ramón Pérez de Ayala, "Julio Romero de Torres, pintor" and "Romero de Torres en la Argentina", in: Ramón Pérez de Ayala y las artes plásticas, exhibition catalog, Granada, Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta, 1991 ISBN978-84-604-0750-8
Francisco Calvo Serraller, "La hora de iluminar lo negro: tientos sobre Julio Romero de Torres", in: Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930), exhibition catalog, Fundación Cultural Mapfre Vida, 1993.
Francisco Zueras Torrent, Julio Romero de Torres, su vida y su mundo, Córdoba, Ayuntamiento, Delegación de Cultura, 1974.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Julio Romero de Torres.
Scholarly articles in English about Julio Romero de Torres both in web and PDF @ the Spanish Old Masters Gallery
Museo Julio Romero de Torres, Córdoba
Biography of Romero @ Pintura Mural Cordobesa (Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Julio Romero de Torres news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Julio Romero de Torres 9 November 1874 10 May 1930 was a Spanish painter 1 His brothers Rafael and Enrique es also became painters Julio Romero de TorresPhotograph c 1895 1905BornJulio Romero de Torres 1874 11 09 9 November 1874Cordoba SpainDied10 May 1930 1930 05 10 aged 55 Cordoba SpainEducationRafael Romero Barros father Fine Arts Museum of CordobaNotable workAmor mistico y amor profano 1920 Naranjas y limones 1927 La chiquita piconera 1930 MovementSymbolism Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected paintings 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksBiography EditHe was the son of Rafael Romero Barros a painter who served as Director of the Fine Arts Museum of Cordoba When he was only ten he began his apprenticeship with his father at the School Of Fine Arts His first known works Head of an Arab and On Horseback date from 1889 Two years later he was providing illustrations for the Diario de Cordoba es Monument to Romero in Cordoba 1940 by Juan Cristobal Gonzalez es In 1895 he had his first showing at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts where he received honorable mention Although he attempted to win a scholarship to the Academia de Espana en Roma es in 1897 he was unsuccessful The following year his brother Rafael died aged only thirty three He also participated in the 1899 National Exhibition being awarded a third class medal It was then that he began teaching at the art school and married Francisca Pellicer Lopez who was also from a family of artists He was named a Professor at the school in 1903 During these years he also travelled extensively visiting Italy France England and the Low Countries At the National Exhibition of 1906 his entry Nurseries of Love depicting prostitution was rejected for being immoral but received more attention from the public than the winning entries At the Exhibition of 1908 he was awarded a first class medal for his Gypsy Muse In 1912 his work went unrecognized again but his admirers presented him with his own gold medal sculpted by Julio Antonio After being snubbed at the Exhibition of 1915 he stopped participating but chose to settle in Madrid In 1916 he became a Professor of Antique Drawing and Clothing at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando He strove to represent the Academia at numerous international exhibitions but his greatest success came in 1922 when he went to Buenos Aires with his brother Enrique to open a showing at the Witcomb Gallery His presentation included a catalog written by the famous author Ramon del Valle Inclan and was a resounding success Shortly after he was elected a full member of the Real Academia and the academy in Cordoba By 1928 his health was visibly declining and his doctors advised him to take a long rest Exhausted from overwork and liver disease he returned to his hometown in 1930 to recuperate but continued to work He left two paintings unfinished when he died at the age of fifty five Much of the city turned out to mourn Selected paintings EditSee also es Anexo Cuadros de Julio Romero de Torres The Museum of Julio Romero de Torres at his former residence in Cordoba houses examples of his works as well as works by Francisco Zurbaran Alejo Fernandez Antonio del Castillo and Valdes Leal Some of his important works at the museum include Amor mistico y amor profano El Poema de Cordoba Marta y Maria La saeta Cante hondo La consagracion de la copla Carmen and La chiquita piconera Fate Nuestra Senora de Andalucia Self portrait c 1905 La Saeta The Venus of Poetry Oranges and Lemons La chiquita piconeraReferences Edit His painting La Fuensanta on the 100 Peseta note 1953 Museo Julio RomeroSources EditRamon Perez de Ayala Julio Romero de Torres pintor and Romero de Torres en la Argentina in Ramon Perez de Ayala y las artes plasticas exhibition catalog Granada Fundacion Rodriguez Acosta 1991 ISBN 978 84 604 0750 8 Francisco Calvo Serraller La hora de iluminar lo negro tientos sobre Julio Romero de Torres in Julio Romero de Torres 1874 1930 exhibition catalog Fundacion Cultural Mapfre Vida 1993 Francisco Zueras Torrent Julio Romero de Torres su vida y su mundo Cordoba Ayuntamiento Delegacion de Cultura 1974 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Julio Romero de Torres Scholarly articles in English about Julio Romero de Torres both in web and PDF the Spanish Old Masters Gallery Museo Julio Romero de Torres Cordoba Biography of Romero Pintura Mural Cordobesa Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Historico Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Julio Romero de Torres amp oldid 1105213599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
