Mariano Fortuny Marsal

Mariano Fortuny Marsal (1838–1874) was a Spanish painter and graphic artist.

Also recorded as Maria Fortuny i Marsal; Marian Fortuny y Marsal; Maria Fortuny Marsal; Mariano José María Bernardo Fortuny Marsal; Maria Fortuny y Marsal.

Mariano Fortuny Marsal in brief

Born
1838
Died
1874
Known for
painter and graphic artist
Place of birth
Reus
Contents

Overview

Recorded at birth as Marià Josep Bernat Fortuny i Marsal.

Born at Reus in 1838, died at Rome in 1874.

In detail

Mariano Fortuny Marsal studied at Our Lady of Charity. training under Claudi Lorenzale and Jean-Léon Gérôme is recorded. Harrington Fitzgerald is recorded as having studied under Mariano Fortuny Marsal. the recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan.

The field of work recorded is painting. The authority associates the name with Romantic painting and Orientalism. Francisco Goya, Diego Velázquez and Pau Milà i Fontanals are recorded as an influence.

Works named in the authority record are La Batalla de Tetuan, The Bullfighter's Salute, Bullfight. Wounded Picador and The Spanish Wedding.

Work by Mariano Fortuny Marsal is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and National Gallery of Canada.

Sources

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q380052: Mariano Fortuny Marsal

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