Julio Romero de Torres

(1874–1930) Spanish painter (1874-1930)

Julio Romero de Torres (Spain, 1874–1930) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Julio Romero de Torres belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.

Julio Romero de Torres was born in Córdoba and died in Córdoba. Wikidata associates Julio Romero de Torres with Symbolism. Julio Romero de Torres became a member of Real Academia de Ciencias, Bellas Letras y Nobles Artes de Córdoba.

The best-known works include ‘Our lady of Andalusia’, ‘La Fuensanta’, and ‘La chiquita piconera’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 70 works by Julio Romero de Torres with free images. The dated works span the years 1889–1930. Works by Julio Romero de Torres are held by several collections, among them Museo Julio Romero de Torres, Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba, Museo Reina Sofía, and Cajasur Collection. Wikidata links 8 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Manuel Hugué, Joaquín Mir, Dominique Lang, Henrika Šantel, and José Mariá Sert y Badiá.

• The avant-garde
• La Fuensanta
• Venus of Poetry