José Villegas Cordero
(1844–1921) spansk målare
José Villegas Cordero (Spain, 1844–1921) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, José Villegas Cordero belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
José Villegas Cordero was born in Seville and died in Madrid. José Villegas Cordero trained at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Isabel of Hungary and University of Seville. The teachers included José María Romero y López, Eduardo Cano, and Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz. José Villegas Cordero worked in Rome. Wikidata associates José Villegas Cordero with Costumbrismo. José Villegas Cordero was awarded Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII. The students included Luis Menéndez Pidal, Justo Ruiz Luna, and Gonzalo Bilbao Martínez.
The works belong mainly to the genres portrait and genre painting. The catalogue has 9 works by José Villegas Cordero with free images. The dated works span the years 1864–1905. Works by José Villegas Cordero are held by several collections, among them National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Pradomuseet, Museo del Prado, and Walters Art Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Raimundo de Madrazo, Joaquim Vayreda Vila, Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans, Syrius Eberle, and Peter Johann Theodor Janssen.