José Martí y Monsó (4 January 1840,

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- 14 December 1912,

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) was a Spanish painter, art professor, researcher and museum official. He was considered an expert on Castilian art and the history of

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Biography

He moved to Madrid at an early age and enrolled at the

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, where his instructors were and

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.Brief biography
@ the

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. While there, he also took private lessons in the studios of . After 1860, he was a regular participant in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts. In 1864, he won honorable mention for his depiction of an episode from the

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, followed by a third class medal in 1866 for his work "The Grape Harvest". After 1873, he combined his work as an artist with the role of professor when he became Director of the "Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Valladolid". He was also chosen to be curator of the art collection at the and, the following year, took over as Director of the Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes; a position he held until his death. In 1900, he was elected a member of the "Real Academia de Bellas Artes de la Purísima Concepción".List of members
@ the Real Academia website. He was also the author of ''Catálogo provisional del Museo de Pintura y Escultura de Valladolid'' (1874) and ''Estudios histórico-artísticos relativos a Valladolid'' (1898-1901). In addition, he was a contributor to ''Castilla artística e histórica'', a bulletin from the "Sociedad Castellana de Excursiones", established by in 1903. A plaza in Valladolid has been named in his honor.

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External links

Works by Martí
@ the Biblioteca Digital de Castilla y León *''Catálogo provisional del Museo de Pintura y Escultura de Valladolid'',
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@ Google Books. {{DEFAULTSORT:Marti y Monso, Jose 1840 births 1912 deaths 19th-century Spanish painters 19th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish genre painters Spanish art historians Painters from Valencia Directors of museums in Spain Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando alumni