MARIÀ FORTUNY MARSAL

Spain, 1838 – Italy 1874

PALAU ANTIGUITATS

Mariano Fortuny is one of the most important Spanish painters of the 19th century. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, at the public school of Lorenzale and later at the Chigi Academy in Rome. His trip to Morocco was a turning point in his career; the light and exoticism of the place and its people led him to take an interest in previously unknown aspects of his production. He lives between Spain, Paris and Rome. His work is characterised by the meticulousness and precision of the line, the methodical use of colour and the exhaustive study of the use of light. Despite his early death, his style and the technical virtuosity of his work define him as a great painter who influenced a whole generation of European painters.