Luis Ricardo Falero
Luis Ricardo Falero (23 May 1851 – 7 December 1896) was a Spanish painter. He specialized in female nudes and mythological, orientalist and fantasy settings. His most common medium was oil on canvas.
Also recorded as Luis Riccardo Falero, Duque de Labranzano · Luis Ricardo, Duque de Labranzano Falero · L. Falero · Luis Riccardo, Duque de Labranzano Falero
Luis Ricardo Falero

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- Name
- Luis Ricardo Falero
- Born
- 23 May 1851
- Birthplace
- Granada, Spain
- Died
- 7 December 1896
- Place of death
- London, England
- Known for
- Painting
- Training
- Paris, London
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- nude · mythological · portrait
- Movements
- Post-romanticism · Orientalism · Symbolism
- Teachers
- Gabriel Ferrier
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Luis Ricardo Falero (23 May 1851 – 7 December 1896) was a Spanish painter. He specialized in female nudes and mythological, orientalist and fantasy settings. His most common medium was oil on canvas.
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Biography
Biography
In England, Falero sometimes gave himself the title of Duke of Labranzano, a fictitious place name.
Training under Gabriel Ferrier is recorded. The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are nude, mythological and portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Work by Luis Ricardo Falero is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Warsaw, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum and Wellcome Collection.

Witches going to their Sabbath by Luis Ricardo Falero
Luis Ricardo Falero
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Luis Ricardo Falero • Birth Name — Luis Ricardo Falero • Born — 23 May 1851 • Birthplace — Granada, Spain • Died — 7 December 1896 • Place of death — London, England • Known for — Painting • Training — Paris, London
Biography
Biography
Falero was born in Granada and originally pursued a career in the Spanish Navy, but gave it up to his parents' disappointment. He travelled on foot to Paris, where he studied art, chemistry and mechanical engineering. The experiments which he had to conduct in the latter two were dangerous, leading him to decide to focus on painting alone. He was a student of Gabriel Ferrier. After Paris, he studied in London, where he eventually settled. Falero had a particular interest in astronomy and incorporated celestial constellations into many of his works, such as The Marriage of a Comet and Twin Stars. His interest and knowledge of astronomy also led him to illustrate the works of Camille Flammarion. In 1889, in Rochford, Essex, Falero married Maria Cristina Spinelli, and in 1891 they were living at 100 Fellows Road, Hampstead. His wife was Italian and had a connection with Atina in the Province of Frosinone. In 1896, the year of his death, Maud Harvey sued Falero for paternity. The suit alleged that Falero seduced Harvey in 1894, when she was 15, first serving as his housemaid, and then model. When he discovered she was pregnant, he dismissed her. She won the case and was awarded five shillings per week in support of their child. Falero died at University College Hospital, London, at the age of 45, leaving an estate valued for probate at £1,139. His widow María Cristina Falero was his executrix. In 1937, following the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, an Italian War Cross of Military Valor was awarded to Riccardo Falero of Atina, Frosinone, referencing Maria Cristina Spinelli, suggesting that Falero had a son posthumously.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Witches going to their Sabbath (1878) • Illustration — The Enchantress (1878) • Illustration — Posing (1879) • Illustration — Faust's Dream (1880) • Illustration — La Favorite (1880) • Illustration — Fiesta in the Tavern (1880) • Illustration — Festival of the Witches (1880) • Illustration — The witch, painted on a tambourine (1882) • Illustration — The Planet Venus (1882) • Illustration — Moon Nymph (1883) • Illustration — Fairy Under Starry Skies • Illustration — Prayer to Isis (1883) • Illustration — The Wine of Tokay (1886) • Illustration — Lily Fairy (1888) • Illustration — An allegory of art (1892) • Illustration — The Balance of the Zodiac • Illustration — Oriental Beauty • Illustration — The Favorite
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Luis Riccardo Falero, Duque de Labranzano, Luis Ricardo, Duque de Labranzano Falero, L. Falero, Luis Riccardo, Duque de Labranzano Falero and Luis Ricardo Falero, Duque de Labranzano. His recorded language was Spanish. One child is recorded: Marcel von Herrfeldt.
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1851
Luis Ricardo Falero born at Granada.
1896
Luis Ricardo Falero died at University College Hospital.
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Granada.
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- 1.Croce de Guerra al Valor Militare.
- 2.Velas al viento.
- 3.Sorpresas de última hora.
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- 5.DURAN SUBASTA DE ARTE.
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- 11.A Sensational Picture.
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