José Jiménez Aranda - Spanish painter (1837-1903)

Thank you all for viewing and comments! ✽ All the best for everyone Jiménez Aranda, José Sevilla (Spain), - Sevilla (Spain), Gifted with extraordinary drawing skills that would characterize the development of his entire career, Jiménez Aranda began his training in 1851 at the Academy of Seville, along with the painters Manuel Barrón (1814-1884) and Eduardo Cano de la Peña (1823-1897). In 1864, as a genre painter, he began to participate in the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts, obtaining his first honorable mention that same year. In 1868 he moved to Madrid and there he got to know first hand the work of Velázquez and Goya, who impressed him deeply. Between 1871 and 1878 he remained in Italy, where he came into contact with Mariano Fortuny, who had a great influence on the young artist, perceptible in paintings… |