Aureliano de Beruete (27 September 1845,

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– 5 January 1912, Madrid) was a Spanish landscape painter, art critic and social activist.

Biography

Born in Madrid into a wealthy family from the minor nobility, he followed his family's wishes, received his Doctorate in Law at the University of Madrid in 1867Brief biography
@ the Museo del Prado. and served as a

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in the

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for two sessions; 1871 and 1872.Brief biography
@ MCN Biografías. He was more inclined to art, however, and had his first lessons at the

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, where he studied with

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. His ample income allowed him to devote himself entirely to painting. One of his first works was a depiction of "Orbajosa"; an imaginary village created by

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for his novel ''

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'', which Beruete gave to the author as a gift.Leo J. Hoar Jr., "Galdós y Aureliano de Beruete, visión renovada de Orbajosa"
@ Memoria Digital de Canarias. Later, he made a trip to Paris, where he was introduced to

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painting by Martín Rico. For many years, he was a professor at the

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(which he helped to create) and is often associated with the

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or its political movement,

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. He also supported scientific conferences and excursions, which included a crossing of the

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that he participated in and used as inspiration for many of his works. Throughout his life, he remained an avid traveller and enthusiastic exhibitor. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the

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in 1900. During the last years of his life, he wrote several brief treatises on painting and painters, including one of the first monographs on

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, which was published in Paris in 1898. In fact, he numbered most of the great Spanish artists of the day among his friends. After his death in 1912 in Madrid,

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organized the first retrospective of Beruete's works, held at Sorolla's mansion. His son,

Aureliano de Beruete y Moret Aureliano de Beruete y Moret (1876, Madrid – 1922, Madrid) was an art critic and historian; son of the painter, Aureliano de Beruete. He served as Director of the Museo del Prado from 1918 until his death. Biography As the son of a Professor ...

, a critic and

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, served as Director of the

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from 1918 to 1922.

Writings

* ''Velázquez'', translated by Sir Hugh Edward Poynter, Methuen & Co. (Classics of Art series) 1906.

Selected paintings

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at Night

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Biography

Writings

Selected paintings

References

Further reading

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