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José Benlliure y Gil BiographySpan Academic Classical artist (1858 - 1937),Gil was a Spanish oil painting painter, was born at Valencia, studied painting under Domingo, and showed from the first such marked talent that José Benlliure y Gil was sent to the Spanish school in Rome. |
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Gil was one of the select circle pensioned by the Spanish government for residence in Italy and executed several state orders for the decoration of public buildings; but the painter owes his chief fame to large historical José Benlliure paintings, notably the "Vision in the Coliseum." | |||||||
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The artist became the leader of the Spanish art colony in Rome, where José Benlliure y Gil practiced as painter and sculptor. his brother Mariano was also a sculptor. | ||||||