Mariano Barbasan
Mariano Barbasan. Mariano Barbasan Lageruela , born in Zaragoza in 1864, and died in the same city in 1924.
His talent emerged at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos of Valencia, where he was adopted in 1880., Maintaining a narrow communication with fellow students Sorolya Joaquin and El Salvador Abril. In 1887. He moved to Madrid and showed his first works - small theater and historical paintings ambientados in Toledo. In the same year participated in the National Exhibition of a painting titled "Walpurgis Night". Thanks to his work "José", depicting a dream copero in the palace of the Pharaoh, was retired Deputations of Zaragoza in 1889. In order to complete their education in the picturesque Spanish Academy in Rome, later decided to settle in Italy. He taught in Rome.
He lived in Rome until 57 years, returned to Spain, the Academy of Fine Arts of San Luis (Zaragoza).
First of all, worked on the landscape and scenes of rural life. Was recognized in Europe, in connection with his participation in exhibitions in Berlin, Munich and Vienna, and less accepted in Spain because of the move to Italy. He did not participate in any exhibition in his homeland. Only in 1923 after two years of stay in Spain, he exhibited his paintings in the Trade Center Zaragoza.
After his death, the son organized a new exhibition "Antológica" in 1925. Which contributed to the author to show the main figure Aragonese painting late XIX - early XX.
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