Rafael Monleón
Rafael Monleón y Torres (1843 – 24 November 1900) was a Spanish painter, archaeologist and historian who specialised in marine art. Biography He was born in Valencia. His father was the architect, , a professor at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos.Brief biography
@ the Museo del Prado. After studying there from 1855 to 1866, he joined the merchant marine and became a pilot; sailing around Europe. Later, he was a student of the marine artist Paul Jean Clays in Bruges, where he also studied engraving. Upon his return to Spain, he completed his studies with Carlos de Haes. At first, he was primarily a painter of azulejos, and his experience as a sailor gave him a particular talent for marine art. He focused on shipwrecks and other dramatic scenes, but he w ...
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