Josep Maria Tamburini i Dalmau (4 December 1856,

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– 1932, Barcelona) was a

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art critic and painter, in the Symbolist style.

Biography

His father, Celestí Tamburini i Valls, was a silversmith. He studied at the

Escola de la Llotja The Escola de la Llotja (, "Llotja School"; es, Escuela de la Lonja), officially the Escola d'Arts i Oficis de Barcelona (Barcelona Arts and Crafts School), is an art and design school located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The school took its ...

with Antoni Caba, then went to Paris, where he worked with

Léon Bonnat Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (20 June 1833 – 8 September 1922) was a French painter, Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur and professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Early life Bonnat was born in Bayonne, but from 1846 to 1853 he lived in M ...

. Later, he went to Rome and Naples; coming under the influence of

Domenico Morelli Domenico Morelli (4 August 182313 August 1901) was an Italian painter, who mainly produced historical and religious works. Morelli was immensely influential in the arts of the second half of the 19th century, both as director of the Accademia di ...

and

Gioacchino Toma Gioacchino Toma (24 January 1836 12 January 1891) was an Italian art instructor and painter, noted primarily for historic, realistic and genre subjects in a Romantic style. Toward the end of his life, Toma authored his autobiography, ''Memorie ...

. After returning to Barcelona, he published articles, reviews and drawings in ''

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'' and ', and began showing his paintings at the

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. In 1888, he was awarded a silver medal at the Barcelona Universal Exposition. He initially devoted himself to historical works, but moved away from

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to a type of

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and developed an interest in the English Pre-Raphaelites. As a result, much of his work took on a "literary" quality. On various occasions, he participated in the Exposiciones Nacionales de Bellas Artes in Madrid and was a member of the (Museum Board) as well as teaching at the Escola. In 1900, he was one of the co-founders of the "Societat Artística i Literària de Catalunya". He continued to contribute to various periodicals throughout his life. His works may be seen at the MNAC, the and the

Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer The Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer (Víctor Balaguer Museum & Library) is located in Vilanova i la Geltrú and was founded in 1884 by Víctor Balaguer so as to thank the city for its support during his politician career. Since 2000 the museu ...

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, among others.

References

Sources

* Mònica Maspoch, ''Galeria d'autors : ruta del modernisme, Barcelona'', Institut del Paisatge Urbà i la Qualitat de Vida, 2008, p. 201.
Biography
@ the '' Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana''

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